A 20-year-old was fatally shot in the wee hours of Monday after he and an accomplice opened fire on Police ranks at Victoria Road, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Dead: Kevin Thomas
Dead is Kevin Thomas, also called “Cross-eye” of Plumb Park, Sophia, Greater Georgetown.
According to information received, the incident occurred at about 02:30h. Thomas and another man had reportedly stolen a motorcycle and were heading to Sophia but upon noticing the duo’s suspicious actions, a mobile police patrol decided to follow them.
After seeing the lawmen, the two young men decided to manoeuvre through several streets on an Elite motorcycle with registration number CK 1893, with the police patrol in hot pursuit behind.
Police have since said that ranks were in the process of closing in on the suspects when the pillion rider drew a handgun and started firing at the lawmen. They reciprocated with an exchange of bullets, hitting the cyclist and resulting in both of them falling off the bike. The shooter managed to get up and escape while Thomas remained on the ground.
He was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he succumbed while receiving medical attention. His accomplice is currently being sought and none of the officers was injured.
Meanwhile, the motorcycle was reported stolen from the premises of a La Bonne Intention, ECD resident on the same day. The victim told Police that he was alerted of the theft by barking dogs. As we went out on a bicycle in search of the missing motorcycle, two males were seen riding it on the Beterverwagting Embankment.
The 50-year-old man related that in an attempt to stop the men, he threw his bicycle in their path but they swerved and fled the area.
Thomas has been described as a known character by the police after past infringements with the law. He was charged with armed robbery on January 20, 2020. He was accused of stealing a motorcycle between 2018 and 2019.
In addition, he and another teenager, Joseph Macey of Agricola, robbed Rashie Matura of a cell phone, cash and a wristwatch on January 20, 2019.
They were accused of robbing Matura while armed with a knife in the vicinity of Regent Street, Georgetown. The prosecution had contended that the young men were known characters to Police and as such, opposed bail.
