Six months after the shooting to death of Orin David, also called “Malik”, at Laing Avenue, Georgetown; a fifth suspect in the murder was arrested on Thursday evening in the vicinity of Victor and Norton Streets, Lodge, Georgetown.
Dead: Orin David
Reports are the man was arrested after Police acting on information went to Lodge, where the suspect was seen throwing a bag into a nearby trench.
The Police immediately went after the bag and upon retrieving it, a search was conducted during which five live rounds of 9mm ammunition were unearthed. Three others who were fingered in the execution of David were arrested in December after they reportedly returned from Suriname. It is believed that after the shooting incident, the suspects fled to Suriname, but returned home for the Christmas holidays.
It was reported that on August 1, 2016, 33-year-old David and an Agricola, Greater Georgetown resident were involved in a heated argument over money owed to him. It is believed that David paid $150,000 in bail for the suspect and despite being released from prison, the money was not repaid. Ever since, there have been confrontations between the two men.
However, the man left Laing Avenue and later returned with four other persons in two vehicles and committed the heinous crime, which was witnessed by the David’s reputed wife and mother. Moments after the execution, the identities of the five suspects were handed over to the Police. Meanwhile, David was no stranger to the Police and the court. He was freed after spending five years in prison for the 2010 murder of Mahaica farmer, Lakhram Bishundial. Bishundial was shot during a robbery at Hope Turn, East Coast Demerara as he was on his way to a nearby Ashram to make preparations for his younger brother’s wedding. Also, in July 12, 2015, David, was charged for the unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition. At the time of his death, he was on bail pending investigations.
