Police hunt 3 in Sophia drive-by shooting

The Police are hunting three suspects for the execution style killing of Kevin “Mad Dog” Inniss, 23, of Ramsingh Street, B Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, which occurred on Thursday evening, a short distance from his home.

The man was with a friend who has been identified as 22-year-old Shane Carter, when a car load of men pulled up at a gathering and opened fire. Inniss was shot to the neck, back and chest, while Carter, who is a salesman,was shot to the leg as he attempted to run.

Both men were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where Inniss succumbed to his injuries while receiving medical attention. Guyana Times understands that a silver Toyota Carina 212 motorcar with no registration plate stopped in front of the now dead man’s home before driving towards the “lime”.

Upon reaching the yard where they men were conversing, three armed and masked men exited, approached them and discharged their weapons. They then re-entered the vehicle and sped away from the scene.

At the home of the dead man on Friday, a brother of the deceased miner could not say the motive for the killing, but is confident that his brother was the target.

A sister, Candace Thomas told Guyana Times that she was at home and heard the sound of gunshots but at that time thought it was squibs. This was followed by loud screams and soon after she heard someone calling her brother’s name. She immediately ran out only to see him lying on the roadway.

“All I hear is some guy run in the yard, he de sitting down in front at the head of the street and some guys with some mask start shooting,” Thomas added. She also admitted that her brother had his “bad ways” but he was loved by everyone.

“He does hardly be in trouble, one and two times he does get into trouble, but most of the time he does deh in he corner.”

She too could not state a reason why anyone would want her brother dead, but recalled that sometime back, he and a man had some issues. She was not sure if the shooting stemmed from that incident.

While information received remains sketchy, the Police in a release stated that they are investigating the fatal shooting. Detectives have since retrieved ten .32 spent shells and 13 warhead fragmentations from the scene. Investigations are continuing.