Teens aged 15 & 17 arrested after opening fire on police

Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, were arrested on Thursday after they opened fire on three police ranks who were on patrol along Oronoque Street, Queenstown, Georgetown.

Reports are that the ranks were on motorcycle patrol at about 20:45h when they observed four males looking suspicious—two on a red motorcycle and two on a black bike, heading in the same direction.

Upon seeing the ranks, the four males immediately turned around and proceeded south on Oronoque Street.

The ranks gave chase, during which the pillion rider on the red motorcycle pointed an object in the direction of the ranks, after which a loud explosion, suspected to be a gunshot, was heard.

One of the ranks who was armed with a 9mm pistol immediately discharged a single round in their direction. The ranks managed to apprehend the two males on the black motorcycle - a 17-year-old from Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown, and a 15-year-old of South Sophia.

A search was subsequently conducted on the suspects, and a suspected air-gun was found on the 17-year-old.

A wound, suspected to be a gunshot, was also seen on the 17-year-old teen's right lower foot. He was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital for seek medical attention. The 15-year-old lad is in custody, assisting with investigations.