4 arrested in connection – Commander Hicken

15-year-old shot in face

Four men are now in Police custody as investigations continued on Thursday into the South Ruimveldt robbery and shooting which resulted in a 15-year-old being shot in the face.
According to A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) Commander, Clifton Hicken, the Police have arrested four more men following new leads into the matter.
Additionally, a second vehicle has been impounded after it is suspected that it was used as the getaway vehicle due to its striking resemblance to the car caught on camera.
Last week, two suspects were detained and assisted the Police in their investigations but they were released on bail following the end of the lawful 72-hour detention period. A car was also impounded.
The incident occurred two Sundays ago at approximately 14:30h. Reported indicated that three gunmen stormed into the mechanic shop on the corner of Wren and Aubrey Barker Roads, holding the occupants at gun point. As a result of a confrontation between one of the bandits and an occupant of the shop, 15-year-old North Ruimveldt Multilateral student Jahmaul Lewis was shot in his face while the criminals escaped with a small quantity of cash and cellphones.
Lewis was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he received treatment. The entire incident was caught on CCTV cameras which were handed over to the Police to assist in the investigations. It was revealed in the video footage that the white Toyota car circled the block three times before the thieves decided to pounce on the mechanic shop.