As investigators wrap-up their investigations into the gunning down of Debra Blackman, a waitress at a Chinese restaurant at D’Urban Street, Georgetown, the file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) today for legal advice.
This was according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Monday evening, who
Dead: Debra Blackman
also stated that once the Police give the green light to institute charges, the suspect will be prosecuted. The suspect, Shelton George, was arrested a few days ago in his mother’s East Coast Demerara (ECD) house in a wheel chair.
The crippled man was caught on surveillance cameras as he committed the act on August 23, 2014. At the time of the shooting, the suspect was wearing a black and red cap.
On the day of the robbery, Blackman was selling behind the counter when the suspect and three accomplices entered and made an order for food.
As the woman turned to put through the order, the suspect whipped out a 9mm pistol and discharged a round hitting her to the shoulder. As the woman made her way to an opened door, the owner of the premises locked it, thus preventing the injured woman from entering.
The gunman further discharged several other rounds, with one hitting the woman to her throat. As she dropped to the ground, the men left the restaurant and escaped on motorcycles. During the initial investigation, the wanted man was identified by Police as they reviewed the CCTV footage.
Police, however, made several efforts to arrest the suspect who was later identified as Shelton George, but came up empty handed. He was finally arrested on Wednesday in Better Hope, East Coast of Demerara.
George was also linked to the July 29, 2014 shooting of 40-year-old Bernadette Campbell, who was shot in a minibus during a robbery. She died three months later.
