Police are probing an alleged murder after the lifeless body of a man was found at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) with gunshot wounds.
The dead man, whose only name was given as “Shawnie”, and whose age and address are unknown, was found at about 07:30h on Sunday at Third Street Mon Repos, ECD.
Based on the information received, persons in the area heard loud explosions resembling that of gunshots in their community and upon checking, they observed the now dead man running out of a yard and then falling to the ground on the opposite side of the street in front of a two-storey wooden and concrete building.
The alleged suspect was later seen exiting the said yard. Shortly after, the Police were summoned to the scene along with Emergency Medical Technicians from Melanie, ECD.
The body that was found at Camp and Norton Streets (Joseph Allen Photo)
Upon arriving in the area, they found “Shawnie” lying on the western side of the street. The body was examined during which gunshot wounds were seen on the lower back, with exit wounds at the navel, and another gunshot wound was seen to the man’s right-side instep.
Moments after the body was found at Mon Repos
One 9mm spent shell and one 9mm live round were recovered at the scene. The body was escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, awaiting identification and post-mortem examination.
Also on Sunday morning, the body of an alleged vagrant was found lying at the corner of Camp and Norton Streets, Georgetown. While details on the discovery are sketchy, Guyana Times was informed that an investigation has been launched.
