A teenager was brutally shot and killed during an argument over money and “girls” at the popular Rio
Dead: Ryan Sergeant
Nightclub in Queenstown, Georgetown, in the wee hours of Monday.
Ryan “Harry” Sergeant, 19, of Lot 2530 Layon Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was shot once to the jaw during an exchange of gunfire, which started in the night club and ended on the outside.
Jeffrey Ferrel also of North Ruimveldt, was also shot and injured during the gun battle. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted and is said to be in critical state.
After the shooting the now dead man was picked up by his ‘gang members’ and dropped off at the Woodlands Hospital.
Upon seeing this, the staff of the hospital took him to the emergency room but he was already dead.
While information remains sketchy about the shooting, Guyana Times understands that the incident stemmed from a gambling spree within the nightclub.
However, another version stated that Ferrel was involved in an altercation with one of the suspects who in turn left the club with another friend and a female companion. Further reports stated that after the trio left, they were followed by Farrel and the now dead man and the argument resumed.
During the argument, the suspect whipped out a gun and discharge several rounds hitting Farrel to the neck and shoulder. Attempting to rescue his shot friend, Sergeant was shot to the jaw. The suspects then fled the scene.
Nevertheless, as investigations intensify, the Police are hunting two men after reviewing the surveillance footage. One of the men was identified as a former bodyguard of well-known drug lord.
This was revealed by a well-placed source in the probe, who also related that another well-known man was also caught on camera during the shooting incident.
He confirmed that based on the surveillance footage at the nightclub, the two men were seen leaving with guns in their hands.
Meanwhile, at the home of the dead man, his grandmother Jillian Sergeant told Guyana Times that they took care of the young man from a tender age since his mother resides in the United States.
The elderly woman noted that the family received a phone call from overseas informing them that her grandson was shot and killed. Without hesitation, he rushed to the private hospital where she saw her grandson’s lifeless body. “He had a bullet to his jaw and like it exited at the back of the head or somewhere,” she cried.
It was after receiving the news of his death that the grandmother claimed that she knew he was a regular visitor at the nightclub.
“I never know he use to go to the night club… he use to sell clothes and never had problems with anyone”, the woman claimed.
When asked if she was told what occurred, her response was “they tell me that he was shot and that is all… the police come and do their investigation at the hospital and they left without telling us anything.”
A relative of the dead man told Guyana Times that no one knows what occurred on the fateful morning: “We don’t know who shoot; we don’t know is what cause the shooting, nothing.”
The young man only returned from the USA recently and was in the habit of partying with friends. The Police in a release stated that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.
