The Guyana Police Force’s ‘A’ Division (Georgetown) are on the hunt for a male suspect who opened fire on a young couple Saturday night at Rasville, Georgetown.
Injured are Johnnick La Rose, 19, of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown, and Troyan Barton, 18, of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.
According to reports, the shooting occurred around 20:45h at the Shirley Field Ridley Housing Scheme, Rasville.
Guyana Times understands that La Rose was shot to his jaw while his girlfriend was shot to the back of her neck by an unknown individual.
Injured: Johnnick La RoseInjured: Troyan Barton
This newspaper was told that the shooting was a deliberate attack on La Rose. The young man has described his attacker as a “Rasta man”.
A source close to the investigations indicated to this newspaper on Sunday that no arrest has been made. However, he confirmed that surveillance footage was obtained from the area where the shooting occurred but it is yet to assist police in identifying the shooter.
“We have to enhance the footage, it hasn’t been of any help so far,” the source related.
Meanwhile, Stephen Vieira, uncle of La Rose, told Guyana Times on Sunday that the night before, his nephew was on his way home along with his girlfriend when they stopped at a shop in Shirley Field Ridley Housing Scheme. After they exited the shop and was about to get on the motorcycle, a man walked up to them and opened fire.
He shot the young lady first from behind, which resulted in La Rose turning around only to be shot in his face.
The couple began to run in an attempt to escape the shooter, who seemed determined to injure them. The suspect began to give chase while firing shots at the young man. La Rose reportedly told relatives and investigators that the man was shouting “You mess ‘round with meh nephew!” as he pursued them.
The injured couple managed to run to La Rose’s home, located one street from where they were attacked, and they both collapsed in front of the house. They were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital by La Rose family.
This publication was told that the couple remain hospitalised but are in a stable condition. The bullets are still lodged in their bodies.
Meanwhile, when asked whether the young man has had any issues recently with anyone that may have prompted the attack, the uncle posited that the family is unaware of any such problem.
