As investigations intensify into the murder of 39-year-old Shawn Albert, also known as “Dexter Prince,” who was gunned down while fleeing from bandits, the Police have arrested two persons.
Dead: Shawn Albert, also known as “Dexter Prince”
Albert was shot and killed on August 29, 2021 at Onderneeming Sandpit, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Information received indicated that ranks of the Anna Regina Police Station were contacted and given the location of two suspects. As such, acting on the information, the Police swooped down on the area and apprehended the two men.
Regional Commander Denise Griffith confirmed receipt of the information, and, as such, instructions were given to launch an operation to arrest the men.
Upon their arrest, one of the men was discovered to be a person known to the Police; he had previously been charged with armed robbery.
The men were questioned, but denied being involved in the murder of the pastry vendor.
They also provided alibis on the night the man was killed.
It was reported that Shawn Albert, a father of one, and his colleague Decklon Lees, who were both employed by Lins Bakery of South Road, Georgetown, were selling pasties at Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, when two masked men held them at gun point and demanded that they hand over the money.
At the time, Albert was in the driver’s seat of minibus GWW 1783. Police have said that a scuffle ensued between Lees and one of the suspects, during which the gunman discharged three rounds in Lees’s direction. He was not injured.
Albert attempted to escape from the bandits, but the bus crashed into a nearby fence. At that time, the bandit reportedly shot and killed him before escaping with at least $70,000.
The police are currently trying to verify the alibis given by the two men.
