This was the house that the four escapees were in during the shoot-out. (Adrian Smith photo)

August 29, 2007: Police in Guyana say that three of the 18 men who escaped from the New Amsterdam prison in Berbice on Saturday were shot dead on Monday after they opened fire on police who had cornered them in an abandoned building. Another six were recaptured leaving six still on the lam. Three of the original 18 were recaptured within hours of the prison break.

Three of the 18 men who stormed out of the New Amsterdam prison on Saturday were shot dead yesterday in what the police said were armed confrontations and another six recaptured, leaving six still on the run.

Another three had been recaptured hours after the break-out occurred on Saturday. Dead are Arvendra Deonarine, Carlos King and Neville Williams.

At least one of the killed escapees was being held for murder.

Police say the men opened fire as officers closed in on an abandoned house where they were hiding out. The officers returned fire, killing three and injuring a fourth who is hospitalised under guard.