East La Penitence man being sought in relation to clothes vendor’s murder

Police are seeking 54-year-old Shawn Jones of Lot 245 East La Penitence, Georgetown, for questioning in relation to the murder of clothes vendor Paul Anthony Smith aka “Blacka”.

Wanted: Shawn Jones

Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of 54-year-old Jones is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers, 226-6978, 225-8196, 226-2870, 226-7065, 227-1149, 226-7065, 225-6940, 911 or the nearest Police Station.

All information will be treated with the strictest confidence.

On New Year’s Day, 32-year-old Smith of Lot 31 Bent Street Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown, who plied his trade at the East Coast Bus Park, Georgetown, was shot dead around 18:30h at Commerce Street, Georgetown.

According to Police reports, Smith was observed holding a cutlass and heading to his car when he was shot by another male, who is also a clothes vendor at Longden and Commerce Streets.

Dead: Paul Anthony Smith aka “Blacka”

As a result, he fell on the front passenger seat of his car. He was subsequently picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty who pronounced him dead.

Police said the man bore one gunshot wound to the upper back.