Gunman opens fire on home of photographer in cybercrime trial
A snippet of CCTV footage shared by Keron Bruce on social media showing the gunman at his fence shooting at his home
A gunman on Tuesday evening opened fire on the Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home of a photographer currently on trial in relation to cybercrime charges.
At the time of the incident around 22:38h, Keron Bruce, his wife and son were at home.
The gunman reportedly arrived on a motorcycle and discharged eight rounds in the direction of the photographer’s home, hitting his house and a vehicle in the yard.
No one was injured. Police arrived on the scene shortly after the incident.
The trial of Bruce, who is charged with a cybercrime offence over the social media cartoon character “Mudwata”, is currently ongoing.
Bruce, 35, a father of two, is on trial before Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate Sunil Scarce accused of being the person behind the cartoon character “Mudwata”, who, according to the Police, has made slanderous publications about several persons, contrary to the Cybercrime Act.
In January of 2022, Police arrested Bruce and several other persons on allegations of the cartoon character slandering persons. Police Headquarters have said ranks have seized several pieces of equipment from a house at DD Eccles, EBD. And several voice messages were also collected, which, when analysed, matched with the “Mudwata” commentary, the Police Headquarters have said.
