Six days after he was injured during a shooting, 20-year-old Reeaz Khan on Monday succumbed to his injuries at the Suddie Hospital, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Police on Monday said that Khan died about 00:10h, and the body was transferred to the hospital’s mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Initial reports stated that Khan and his 25-year-old colleague, Cordell Grinds, were shot last Tuesday outside the Gold Hotel and Bar, located at Aurora Village on the Essequibo Coast.
It was indicated that Grinds and Khan had gone into the hotel to make some payments, but as they were returning to their car, PRR 1219, which was parked outside the hotel, they heard two gunshots.
As a result, the men jumped into the car and drove off. However, two more gunshots were heard, and one struck Khan to his face – between his nose and left eye – while Grinds was shot to the palm of his left hand.
Grinds, who was the driver, managed to drive to the Suddie Hospital, where both men were seen by a doctor and admitted to the institution. Khan was placed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on life support.
The car was examined by Police, and two bullet holes were seen on the vehicle. They also recovered a .32 spent shell by the front passenger seat. It is unclear what led to the shooting. Investigations are still ongoing. (G12)
