Contractor on $200K bail after allegedly shooting longtime friend

Daniel Spellen appeared on Wednesday in the Georgetown court of Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty on a charge of discharging a loaded firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

The 34-year-old contractor of Houston, East Bank Demerara is accused of injuring Kevin Saul, his friend of 20 years, in a shooting incident that occurred on Freeman Street in East La Penitence, Georgetown on October 21.
According to reports, the incident occurred while Spellen, Saul and several friends were socialising. Saul reportedly observed Spellen handling a firearm, and allegedly questioned whether it was loaded. Spellen reportedly assured Saul that it was not, but moments later, as Saul turned away, he heard a loud explosion and felt a burning sensation in his right leg above the ankle.
It was observed that Saul was bleeding from a small wound, and he was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where he was admitted a patient. Saul was discharged from the GPHC on November 3.
Spellen was arrested on November 5. Under police caution, he reportedly detailed that he and Saul had been handling the firearm when it was accidentally fired.
Magistrate McGusty has placed Spellen on $200,000 bail, and has set the case for continuation on November 22. (G9)