Reuters · October 14, 2026

Guyanese Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed Arrested After Gunfire Outside a Police Officer's Home

• Guyanese opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed and two other men were arrested following an exchange of gunfire outside the home of a senior police officer who is testifying in a U.S. extradition case against Mohamed, Guyana's government and police said, according to the report.
• U.S. prosecutors allege Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed conspired to commit fraud and launder money through their gold exporting firm, Mohamed's Enterprise, according to the report. Both men were indicted in Florida, have denied wrongdoing and are contesting extradition proceedings, according to the report.
• Mohamed and the other men were arrested overnight on Tuesday after Senior Superintendent of Police Prem Narine observed a vehicle passing his residence, according to a Tuesday statement from the Guyana Police Force cited in the report. The statement said the vehicle later returned and Narine heard what he believed to be a gunshot as it approached.
• The police statement said Narine took cover and fired several rounds towards the car, which drove away, and that officers later intercepted the vehicle and arrested Mohamed and the other men in it. The police said a search uncovered a firearm and ammunition.
• The government said in a separate statement on Tuesday that Mohamed and his companions had been filming Narine's residence, alleged shots came from their vehicle and said the gun police found was unlicensed, according to the report.
• Mohamed's office on Wednesday denied possession of the firearm involved, accused police of planting it and alleged the three men were assaulted and threatened, according to the report. His office described the shooting as an assassination attempt against Narine, according to the report.
• Members of Mohamed's We Invest in Nationhood party held a press conference on Wednesday to protest his treatment by police and said he remains in custody, according to the report.
• Mohamed was elected opposition leader in January, according to the report; We Invest in Nationhood won 16 of 65 seats in the 2025 general election.

Arrest, gunfire and firearm details as stated by the Guyana Police Force and the Guyanese government, with Mohamed's office's denial and allegations included above, as reported by Reuters. Original headline: "Guyanese opposition leader arrested after shots fired outside home of police official".