D’Urban Street drive-by shooting: 2nd victim succumbs to injuries

A second victim, who was shot and injured during Saturday morning’s drive-by shooting in Georgetown, has died.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said the dead man, Lawrence Wayne called ‘Boy Boy’, had sustained one gunshot wound to his lower abdomen and right arm.
Shortly after the 05:30h shooting incident just outside a Lot 23 D’Urban Street Lodge, Georgetown, business place on Saturday, several victims were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) where Anthony Havescome, a 40-year-old vendor from South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, died while receiving treatment.
Wayne was admitted a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the GPHC in a critical condition.
According to the police, when ranks visited the city hospital at about 09:20h on Sunday, they were informed by a doctor on duty that Wayne was pronounced dead about 20 minutes earlier – at 09:00h.

The body of the deceased is currently at the GPHC mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Initially, the police reported that the victims were in the vicinity of V’s Delight, located on the southern side of D’Urban Street when four suspects, all armed with handguns, pulled up in a black Toyota Premio motorcar and opened fire.
According to Keon Aaron, the 37-year-old businessowner, he hosted an ‘All Black’ party for the second anniversary of his business at a wash bay opposite his business place. Shortly after 05:00h, a police patrol came and instructed him to stop the party, which he did.
Aaron related that while some people left the party, there were still a few others liming and drinking in front of his business. He was checking off his bar when he heard several loud explosions that sounded like gunshots, and upon checking, he saw a dark-coloured, heavily-tinted car speeding off in a western direction.
The businessman further told investigators that he then went over to his business place and observed several persons with what appeared to be blood on their bodies. As a result, with the assistance of other persons around, the injured persons were placed into different cars and escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), where Havescome died while receiving treatment for the gunshot wound to his right side back just below his shoulder blade.

Meanwhile, the other injured persons were all admitted as patients. These include: Travis Ceres, a 25-year-old vendor of East La Penitence, Georgetown, who received a bullet graze to his right elbow and right abdomen; Destra Auther, a 33-year-old vendor of East La Penitence, who received a gunshot wound to her lower left leg; Teon Allen, called ‘Spoil Child’, a 38-year-old unemployed resident of Sophia, Georgetown, who received a gunshot wound to his left shoulder; Stanley Matthews, a 31-year-old resident of Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, who was shot to his left hand and left thigh; Lennox Wayne, called ‘Two colours,’ a 39-year-old security guard of Turkeyen, who received a gunshot wound to his right thigh and right palm; and Lloyd Roberts, a 43-year-old miner of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, who received gunshot wounds to his right upper chest and left hip.
Some of these victims were transferred to the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, while some – Lennox Wayne, Destra Arthur and Lloyd Roberts – remained as patients at the GPHC. Their conditions are stable, the police said.
Spent shells/getaway car
Meanwhile, detectives have since recovered 29-9mm spent shells, one live suspected 9mm ammunition, four pieces of metal fragments and six projectiles at the scene.
Following the shooting, detectives, acting on information received, went to Manatee Place in South Ruimveldt at around 09:30h on Saturday, where they observed a black Toyota Premio motor car (without number plate) with 11 9mm spent shells along with one .223 spent shell found in the front and back seats of the car.
The ranks traced the vehicle, which had registration number PAC 8364 engraved on the windscreen, the registered owner – Coleen Burrowe, a 33-year-old businesswoman. She told investigators that she along with three others were in her vehicle and had stopped at the corner of D’Urban and Victor streets at about 04:00h, when two men on a white XR motorcycle (registration number unknown) approached them.
The pillion rider dismounted the motorcycle, pointed a firearm at her, and demanded that she hand over the motorcar. Being fearful for their lives, Burrowe and the other occupants exited the vehicle, and the armed suspect entered the car and drove north on Victor Street, making good his escape while his accomplice on the motorcycle followed.
The woman immediately went to the East La Penitence Police Station, where a report was made. (G8)