Dead police sergeant was shot 3 times – PME results

A post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Police Sergeant Alex Vaughn, who lost his life after allegedly being shot by a colleague during a police operation, has revealed that he had sustained three gunshot wounds as follows: a graze to the right side of his abdomen; another graze to his right leg; and a wound made by a bullet that entered his left abdomen and exited through his right buttocks. That was the injury that ultimately claimed his life.
The body of the 53-year-old Alex Vaughn has since been handed over to his family for burial, but his partner Jonnel Singh has since called for a thorough investigation into the shooting incident.
In its initial statement on the shooting, the Guyana Police Force had announced that a police constable has been placed under close arrest after he had “unintentionally” shot this police sergeant. The two were part of a police operation mounted to search for prison escapee Akeem Wong, who has chopped 49-year-old David Gomes and his 75-year-old mother Elizabeth Gomes to death in Saxacalli village, situated along the Essequibo River.
Tragedy struck when a police constable, arriving on the scene on a tractor as part of a backup unit, allegedly discharged his firearm “accidentally” upon disembarking, resulting in Vaughn being fatally shot.

Under the directive of acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken, an investigation into the incident has been launched by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), overseen by the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority.
This incident comes in the wake of heightened efforts to capture Wong, who had escaped on February 14 from the Mazaruni Prison in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), where he was serving a 15-year sentence for rape.
Wong, called “Bin Laden”, and another inmate, Gilbert Gill, were under the supervision of a prison officer, performing labour duties in a ‘wood bush’ when Wong requested permission to go defecate, and was granted same by the prison officer.
About five minutes later, a check was made for Wong, and it was discovered that he had gone missing. Law enforcement officials have since been searching for him.
Meanwhile, David and Elizabeth Gomes have been chopped to death on March 8 in a gruesome incident that took place at their Saxacalli home. It has been reported that since moving to the city, the family would often return to clean their house and surroundings at Saxacalli. However, their routine visit took a sinister turn when an unexpected visitor arrived at their doorstep.
Wong reportedly approached the Gomes residence seeking food and directions. Police have said that Gomes’s six-year-old son related that at about 15:00h on the day in question, the suspect visited their home and requested something to eat, while asking for directions. He was given food, and also took a few drinks with the child’s father.
“The child also stated that he later saw the suspect (arm) himself with a cutlass and (deal) his father several chops about his body. His grandmother (Nellie) went to (her son’s) rescue, and she was also dealt several chops about her body,” the Police release has stated.
The Police have said that after committing the act, the suspect attempted to wash down the blood, but in the process, he heard a boat approaching, and ran into the nearby bushes, making good his escape.
Law enforcement personnel have also been told by the child that, during the ordeal, the suspect was chopped by his father. The child, the Police said, took his father’s cellular phone and sent a voice note to one of his father’s friends, who in turn contacted the Police. (G9)