Thirty-seven-year-old Robert Hoosein of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara (WCD) who shot and killed Lance Corporal Richard Marvin Hayes during an alleged confrontation was on Monday slapped with a manslaughter charge and released on $1 million bail. It was reported that Hayes who was attached to the Impact Base, Brickdam Police Station, was shot dead on Thursday last by Hoosein at Stelling Road, Vreed-en-Hoop, WCD.
Following the fatal shooting a .32 Taurus pistol registered to the businessman was confiscated and his licence revoked. It was reported that Hayes of School Street, Vreed-en-Hoop, WCD visited the suspect’s cellphone shop one day prior to the shooting and inquired about several mobile phones he intended to purchase but later left. However, he returned the following morning to the place of business, walked into the stall, and indicated his interest in purchasing a phone but again walked back out. At the time, the suspect was reportedly packing boxes in his store and claimed that Hayes began to behave in a hostile manner, and he was asked to leave the premises. He also claimed that Hayes continued his hostility during which, it is alleged that he picked up a cellphone heat gun and threw it at the suspect, hitting him in the chest. This led to a confrontation which led to the suspect drawing his firearm and discharging one round which struct Hayes in his right-side chest.
Meanwhile, upon hearing the loud explosion of a gunshot, the victim’s brother, who operates a barbershop in close proximity, rushed over and saw Hayes bleeding from his chest. He was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was treated but subsequently succumbed. The suspect was arrested, charged and subsequently released on bail.
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