A 28-year-old man of Third Street, Agricola was on Monday fatally shot and killed while working in the community.
Dead is Nicholas Narine.
Eyewitnesses reported that Narine also know a ‘Biggs’ was working in an alleyway at Titus Street, Agricola with several others when he was approached by the alleged shooter, who has since been identified as 27-year-old Rafael Bollers of Brutus Street Agricola. It is alleged that Bollers opened fire on Narine after which he fled the scene on foot, heading south with the firearm in his possession.
Guyana Times visited the home of the deceased, where neighbours, relatives, and friends expressed shock and disbelief over the incident. In an emotional interview, Barry Narine, the victim’s father, recalled the moment he learned that his son had been shot.
Dead: 28-year Nicholas Narine known as ‘Biggs’
“By the time I reached and they were bringing him out, he was dead because when I start wiping off the blood, the blood keep running out through his mouth you know but when I watch him because I thought it was in his neck or head, they shoot he right but it wasn’t he neck or head. I keep wiping off when I see is he whole one side wriggled down with bullets.”
The father added, “I even start giving him mouth to mouth CPR but I know that he gone because when we carrying he and when we reached the hospital and the doctor, I said, doctor see what y’all could do for me son,” the father recalled saying that the doctors informed him that his son had died as one of the bullets hit him in the heart.
Investigations so far revealed that Narine and the suspect are known to each other and had an old dispute. Moreover, relatives and community members have described the suspect as a well-known menace in the area, with a history of criminal behaviour.
CCTV footage of the retaliation shooting
In fact, Narine’s aunt, Natasha Narine, revealed that her home was riddled with bullets just four weeks ago, leaving her son wounded with a gunshot to the foot. Despite filing multiple police reports and submitting what she described as incriminating evidence, she claims the matter was ignored. She further alleged that as recently as Sunday night, the same suspect had threatened to kill her entire family.
“Now after four weeks done, last night one of my nephew friends was coming out where this boy with Rafael Bollers is live, he start to shoot up in the direction of the boy and send a threat to we and say how he will kill we.”
The scene was processed by detectives and one 9mm spent shell was found at the scene. Meanwhile, Police said that efforts are being made to locate the suspect as investigations continue.
Revenge shooting
Meanwhile, the now deceased man’s brother 22-year-old Keon Narine, an electrician of Ceaser Street, Agricola, was arrested shortly after the incident by Police ranks for allegedly discharging a loaded firearm with intent, committed on the home of Gideon Bollers, a 60-year-old carpenter of Brutus Street, Agricola, which occurred at 08:30h.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Keon Narine after receiving the news about his brother’s passing went to Brutus Street on a motorcycle, reportedly armed with a firearm and stopped in front of the said house and discharged several rounds. The 22-year-old man then made good his escape, on the motorcycle, in a northern direction.
Subsequently, Police ranks went to Keon Narine’s home, where he was apprehended. A search was conducted on the premises and an AR-15 Rifle and one magazine containing five live 5.56 rounds of ammunition were found in a bedroom.
He was told of the allegation and arrested and escorted to the Ruimveldt Police Station, along with the firearm and ammunition. When questioned further at the station, Keon Narine allegedly told detectives that he shot at the house, because the 60-year-old man’s son, Rapheal Bollers, killed his brother, Nicholas Narine. He also said that the firearm belongs to his brother, Nicholas Narine.
Detectives who processed the scene, recovered eighteen 5.56mm spent shells.
