Former murder accused remanded over gunning down contractor

Former murder accused Kacey Heyliger was on Monday remanded to prison for the murder of 60-year-old building contractor Peter Gonsalves, who was gunned down at Garnett Street, Georgetown, two Sundays ago.

The 28-year-old Station Street, Kitty, Georgetown resident was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on December 6, 2020, he murdered Gonsalves during a robbery.
Police had said that Heyliger was positively identified during an identification parade for the murder of the contractor. It was reported that Gonsalves, a father of three of Pere Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was shot and killed in front of Red Bar, Garnett Street, during a confrontation with two armed men who later escaped with his XR motorcycle, CJ 600.

Gonsalves was shot at least three times about his body by the two men – one of whom was armed with a handgun. They reportedly trailed him to the drinking bar. After he was shot, Gonsalves collapsed and died almost immediately.
At the time of the shooting, Gonsalves and one of his colleagues had just arrived at the bar. The man’s co-worker escaped unhurt. However, after reviewing the CCTV footage collected from the bar, several persons were arrested, including Heyliger.
Heyliger was previously charged with the February 2018 murder of America Street, Georgetown money changer, Shawn Nurse called “Fabulous”. Reports are that Nurse was shot and killed during a robbery. Following a preliminary inquiry, the presiding Magistrate discharged the charge against Heyliger citing insufficient evidence.