Man, 37, dies after shot to head 

Mark Anthony Benjamin, a 37-year-old Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident, died on Tuesday evening after he was reportedly shot in his head by suspect, Hosea Salmon.

Police Headquarters reported that Benjamin and Salmon knew each other. They reportedly had an altercation at about 18:40 hrs and Salmon shot Benjamin. Thereafter, Salmon escaped.

Benjamin was later pronounced dead, and his body is at the Memorial Gardens Mortuary awaiting an autopsy.

Police said the suspect is being pursued as investigations continue.