“Lola Doll” Shooting: 1 arrested, 1 wanted for attempted murder

Local singer and social media personality Lolita Callender, widely known as “Lola Doll,” is battling for her life after being ambushed and shot multiple times outside her East Ruimveldt home late Saturday night. The 33-year-old was attacked just after 23:00h as she pulled into her driveway at Texas Square, East Ruimveldt. According to police, the mother of two is presently at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) in critical condition after receiving bullet wounds to her neck, face, hands and right leg.

“Information received that she was shot in her motor car by a male on a motorcycle, in front of her house. Ranks are presently in search of the male and CCTV cameras are being checked”, the police report read.
However, persons close to Callender revealed that CCTV footages show a lone gunman approached her parked vehicle and opened fire before fleeing on a waiting motorcycle. Neighbours reported hearing a rapid burst of gunshots before discovering Callender slumped and bleeding in the driver’s seat.
Family members rushed her to GPHC, where doctors confirmed she had sustained gunshot wounds to several parts of her body, including her neck. She remains in a critical condition under emergency care. Investigators have since taken one man into custody in connection with the incident. He is being questioned about his alleged involvement, though no charges have yet been laid. Detectives are reviewing surveillance recordings from the neighbourhood and examining video footage of the attack that has been circulating online. Nevertheless, on Sunday afternoon, investigators confirmed that another person is wanted as part of the probe into the attack. The man wanted in connection with the shooting has been identified as Paul Daby Junior, called “Randell”.

Daby’s last known address was listed as Lot 127 D’Aguiar Park, Georgetown. Police said he is wanted for attempted murder committed on Callender.
Daby Jr is already familiar to authorities. In June of this year, the United States (US) Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) listed him among six individuals sanctioned for alleged drug trafficking. He was identified as a 40-year-old Georgetown businessman, also known as “Daby Ramsuchit”, accused of participating in the trafficking networks that move cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela through Guyana to North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. The US sanctions also named Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), businessman Mark Cromwell, Randolph Duncan and two Colombian nationals. OFAC pointed to Guyana’s rivers, jungles and porous borders as key routes exploited by traffickers, noting that cocaine has even been discovered buried in pits on illegal airstrips in Regions One (Barima–Waini) and Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The GPF has urged anyone who sees him or has information on his whereabouts to immediately contact the nearest police station or call the following numbers: 227-1149, 225-8196, 227-1611, 268-2328, 268-2329, 226-3405, 225-6978, 333-3876, 225-8196. The shooting has left the East Ruimveldt community shaken, with residents expressing shock over the violent assault on the well-known entertainer, who built a following both as a singer and a vibrant online personality.
Lola Doll is also known for her expletive-filled tracks, flamboyant parties, frequent online spats and past assault charges. Police have not yet established a motive, but the investigation is ongoing.