2 shot by allegedly intoxicated cop during home search

Two men are now nursing gunshot injuries after they were allegedly shot by an intoxicated Police officer during a search at one of the victim’s homes on Monday.
Injured are 35-year-old Sherwyn Benjamin, also known as “Dennis Grant”, of South Amelia’s Ward, and 25-year-old Martin Fraser, also of South Amelia’s Ward. Guyana Times understands that the incident occurred at Benjamin’s home.
Attorney Ronald Daniels, who has since been retained to represent the victims’ interest, told Guyana Times on Tuesday that according to his clients, on Monday, someone attempted to shoot Fraser at an event Grant was attending. They claimed that the Police were in attendance at the event, and Grant alerted the Police, causing the person to run away.
The lawyer said Grant went home, and thereafter, a group of Police officers arrived at his home.
“Grant (Benjamin) opened the door, and they wanted to conduct a forced search. He inquired about a warrant for the search, but the Police still tried to force their way in. A seemingly heavily intoxicated officer shot Grant (Benjamin), and the bullet exited him, hitting the other person (Fraser).”
He said they then proceeded to search the home in the presence of other occupants, and claimed that nothing illegal was found.
However, Police have claimed that ammunition was found in the home.
Fraser was admitted to the Linden Hospital Complex and was treated for a gunshot wound to the right knee, while Benjamin was treated for a gunshot wound to the groin area, bearing an entry and exit wound.
Fraser was charged and remanded to prison in August 2021 for the September 2019 execution at Lover’s Lane, South Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie, Linden.
He was charged with the murder of Ian Williams called “Ojay”. Williams, of Lot 4 Wisroc Housing Scheme, Wismar, Linden, was gunned down while his girlfriend, 20-year-old Melita Antigua, was shot twice.
Williams had travelled in a black Nissan Duke, PYY 732, to pick up his girlfriend and drop her off at a birthday party. The incident at the time was reported to have stemmed from a “gang war” in the mining community, but Fraser was eventually freed of the offence. (G9)