Travis Farley and his girlfriend Bhurta Motilall, residents of Riverview in Ruimveldt, Georgetown, have each been placed on $200,000 bail after appearing in the Georgetown court of acting Principal Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty on Friday charged in connection with a shooting incident that has left their 37-year-old neighbour Zahir Hussein injured.
These defendants have both pleaded not guilty as charged, and the case has been adjourned to December 13 for further hearing.
This shooting incident is alleged to have occurred on November 3 at a bar in Riverview, Ruimveldt, where Hussein was socialising.
According to reports, Farley arrived at the bar in an intoxicated state, and began firing shots from his gun into the air.
Travis Farley and his girlfriend Bhurta Motilall
Eyewitnesses claim Hussein confronted Farley, asking if he intended to harm him; and at that moment, Farley’s girlfriend Motilall reportedly encouraged Farley to shoot by allegedly shouting, “Shoot them! Kill them!”
Moments later, the 24-year-old Farley allegedly fired multiple rounds, and Hussein was struck twice in both legs.
Hussein, the father of a newborn, was rushed to a hospital reportedly in severe pain and struggling with his injuries.
Following the shooting, angry neighbours reportedly ransacked Farley’s shop, which he operates out of his home, and Farley later turned himself over to the custody of the police.
Residents in the area say this is not the first time that Farley has displayed reckless behaviour with a firearm.
