Authorities in Guyana have taken five suspects into custody and recovered two unregistered .32 caliber pistols following a brazen early-morning armed home invasion and robbery in the GoodHope community, located along East Coast Demerara. Regional police made the announcement in an official statement released to the public on Wednesday, 10 June 2026.
The incident unfolded at approximately 3:45 a.m. on Monday, when seven armed attackers targeted the residence of a 49-year-old self-employed man. Police records show the gang arrived at the property carrying an arsenal of weapons, including two firearms, cutlasses, and knives, according to witness accounts. After repeatedly striking the residence’s front door, witnesses reported hearing multiple loud blasts that investigators have classified as suspected gunfire. The attackers then forced their way inside the home, catching the sleeping family off guard.
During the home invasion, the victim, his wife, and one of their daughters were physically assaulted by the suspects, according to preliminary investigative reports. After subduing the family, the intruders ransacked nearly every room of the property, stealing a cache of personal property including an assortment of jewelry, two mobile phones, an undisclosed amount of cash, and critical personal identification documents. As of Wednesday, the total monetary value of the stolen items has not yet been finalized.
The victim managed to evade the attackers and alert local law enforcement shortly after the robbery. Responding police officers immediately arrived at the crime scene to secure the area and provide assistance, before escorting all three injured victims to the Enmore Regional Hospital for mandatory medical evaluations and treatment for their injuries.
Following days of coordinated investigative work, law enforcement personnel executed a targeted search warrant at a property in Phase Two, GoodHope on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. During the search, investigators made a key discovery: the two .32 pistols were concealed inside a blue cookie tin stored at the location.
Two suspects, a 21-year-old day laborer and a 33-year-old taxi driver, both residents of the GoodHope Squatting Area in East Coast Demerara, were taken into custody immediately following the search. Both remain in police custody as of Wednesday, helping investigators piece together details of the robbery and the gang’s broader activities. Subsequent follow-up inquiries led law enforcement to three additional co-conspirators, who have also been taken into custody. The investigation remains ongoing as police work to identify the two remaining attackers who have not yet been apprehended.