Guyanese shot dead in Suriname while parting fight
A Guyanese fisherman was on Friday shot dead in neighbouring Suriname while attempting to part a fight between two men.
Dead is 39-year-old Curtis Brown also called “Big” or “Cats”, formerly of Queenstown, Corriverton, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Brown had been living in the Dutch-speaking territory for the past six years.
Based on reports received, Brown was attempting to part a fight between two men when one of them whipped out a firearm and shot him in the face.
His eldest sister, Deonna Brown-Norha, explained that Brown went to the local market to purchase vegetables at around 02:00h on Friday.
Dead: Curtis Brown also called “Big” or “Cats”
As he was leaving, he observed two men involved in a heated argument which quickly escalated into a fight.
One of the men reportedly pulled out a gun, and Brown attempted to persuade him to put away the firearm.
“And there and then he turned the gun on Brown and shot him in his face,” the sister said.
The man reportedly fled the scene as Brown fell to the ground and was subsequently pronounced dead.
Meanwhile, Brown had been released from hospital just four days prior to being killed.
“Two weeks ago, he returned from sea and he went into a store to get something and when he came out of the store two guys attacked him. He was chopped on his hands because he tried to fight back and he received chops to his lower and upper arm. He was in the hospital all the time and only four days before that he came out of the hospital… This is so sad for us to hear,” his sister said.
The street outside a nightclub in Paramaribo where Brown was shot
Brown was known to both men involved in the altercation on Friday. The suspect was later arrested.
The suspect was shot in the leg by authorities after he reportedly resisted arrest. He is currently receiving medical attention.
The suspect has since been identified as Jason Issacs of Bristol Street, East Canje, Berbice.
Back in 2021, the Guyana Police Force had issued a wanted bulletin for Issacs for questioning in relation to the murder of Hemraj Pardessi.
Pardesi, also known as “Prem”, 67, who would usually travel between Guyana and the United States, was found lying face down in his yard on August 3, 2021, at Reliance Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, with blood oozing from his nose and duct tape around his neck.
Twenty-three-year-old Malisha Dutchin of Reliance Settlement, East Canje, and 32-year-old Mario Bissoondyal were subsequently charged with that murder.
It had been reported that Bissoondyal had confessed to the crime and in so doing implicated Issacs. (G4)
