Police are hunting for an unidentified man who allegedly fired several shots from a black Mercedes Benz vehicle near the residence of Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, on Saturday night.
Read the full statement by the Guyana Police Force:
Police are investigating the alleged discharge of a loaded firearm which occurred at about 20:10hrs last night (Saturday) at Sugar Cane Road in South Ruimvelt, Georgetown, by an unidentified male (name, age, ethnicity, address unknown) who was in a black Mercedes Benz vehicle.
Investigations revealed that there was a ‘social’ at the home of Richard Austin, a 69-year-old Businessman of Sugar Cane Road, South Ruimvelt, with several students who had written the CXC examination. They were invited by Austin’s 16-year-old son, a student who also wrote the CXC exams.
According to eyewitness reports, a 15-year-old female student who was at the ‘social’ and the suspect were standing next to a black Mercedes Benz vehicle parked on the road, and they were hugging. Shortly after, the suspect entered the car and drove off at a fast rate. As the car was moving, the suspect pointed a handgun through the driver’s side window, discharged several rounds in the air, and continued to drive heading west until the vehicle disappeared.
The scene was processed by detectives, and nineteen (19) 9mm spent shells were found at the scene.
The registration number of the car was not seen. When questioned, the 15-year-old female student refused to mention who the male (suspect) was that she was with. Efforts are presently being made to locate the suspect and the motor car. Investigations are in progress.
