GDF lieutenant shot dead during robbery in North Ruimveldt

A Lieutenant attached to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard was on Wednesday evening robbed and shot dead by two armed men in Cul-de-Sac Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown. They subsequently escaped with his motorcar.
Dead is 33-year-old Lieutenant Rondell Anthony Douglas of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
Based on reports received, Douglas – a licensed firearm holder – usually uses his motorcar, Toyota Fielder wagon PZZ 703, to work as a part-time taxi with Alladin Taxi Service, located at La Grange, WBD. Preliminary investigations revealed that on the night in question, an identifiable male went to the taxi base and requested that the victim transport him to Georgetown. As Douglas reached the destination at Cul-de-Sac Street, the passenger exited the car and was shortly joined by an accomplice.
These two men walked towards the driver’s side window, and it is unclear whether there had been an argument, but, soon after, residents in the area recalled hearing a loud explosion, suspected to be a gunshot. As they looked through their windows, they observed a white Fielder wagon driving off the scene at a fast rate of speed. As they looked closer, they saw the injured victim lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
Police have since confirmed that two gunshot wounds were seen on the man’s chest and head.
At the time of the robbery, neither of the two men was wearing a mask. The Police have since retrieved CCTV footage and are currently on the hunt for the two suspects and the motorcar.
Following the man’s death, the Guyana Defence Force extended its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Douglas, and shared that Douglas was enlisted in February, 2012 following the completion of the Standard Officers Course 44.
At the time of his demise, Douglas was a first-year student at the University of Guyana, pursuing a Degree in Computer Science. He was described as a committed and dedicated Officer, who last served as Aide-de-Camp to the former Chief of Staff Brigadier Godfrey Bess.
“The Chief of Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, Officers and Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force mourn with his wife, Candace Mc Lean–Douglas and their daughter Adirah and the other members of his immediate family,” penned the GDF.
Meanwhile, his distraught wife, in a Facebook post, stated that “He has been my constant support throughout the years, my friend, my soldier, my guy, my love. And even when things weren’t peaches and pie, he’d look me in my eyes and say…Candy, I’m not going anywhere, I’m in for the long haul, we took a vow and till death do us part”.