Employees grilled as probe continues – Crime Chief

Mechanic’s murder

A number of persons including all of the employees of murdered mechanic, Reginald Atherly called “Diesel Boss”, were questioned on Saturday morning in relation to the 44-year-old man’s death.

This is according to Crime Chief (ag), Michael Kingston, who told this publication on Sunday that the police are still on the hunt for the perpetrators.
“We haven’t any suspects in that matter as yet. But we have questioned a number of persons including his workers,” Kingston told this publication.
Although the motive for the killing was initially suspected to be robbery, nothing was taken from the man’s home. However, according to the acting Crime Chief, Police are exploring all leads to determine what led to the shooting of the Guyhoc Park, East La Penitence, Georgetown man.
Atherly, popularly known as “Diesel Boss” and “Reggie”, resided at Lot G26 Guyhoc Park, East La Penitence, Georgetown, and owned and operated a mechanic shop at his home.
Reports surrounding the killing indicate that the father of five was shot multiple times at close range by two masked gunmen who invaded his home at about 04:00h on Saturday morning.
Guyana Times was told that the gunmen gained access to the home by removing louvred panes from the windows situated on the side of the house.
When this publication visited the dead mechanic’s home, his partner, Roxanne Crawford, explained that she awoke to the voices of men inside the home, whom she soon realised had guns. Crawford told this publication that she started to scream, before breaking down into tears.
“So I sleeping and I hear like two men talking, so as I hear this talking I open my eyes and I realise two men deh aiming the gun, they had on this black hoodie and one taller than one and they got this old gun…and I start screaming cause I say when I scream they gon panic and they gon gotta go out back how they come in,” the grieving woman said.
In tears, she added that Atherly, who was on the bed with her, also awoke, sprang up and rushed towards the men.
“I hear the shots dem start fire so I wake up my lil daughter and tell she bandits! Bandits! Go under the bed….and when I peep now to see wuh going on, I see he got one at the front door, he lay down on the ground and he grabble one of them and I run back fuh the cutlass, me ain’t see he moving,” Crawford cried.
After the shooting, Atherly was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The dead man leaves to mourn his partner, five children and mother.