Police receive new footage in Rio strip club shooting
Dead: Ryan Sergeant
The Police are following new leads in the Rio strip club shooting which left a 19-year-old dead and another teen critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital, according to A Division (Georgetown-East Bank Demerara) Commander Clifton Hicken.
Commander Hicken on Tuesday confirmed that the Police were developing some footage and new footage has surfaced. He noted that investigators were diligently pursuing the case. However, the Police are yet to make an arrest.
Ryan “Harry” Sergeant, 19, of Lot 2530 Layon Street, North Ruimveldt, Greater Georgetown, was shot in his head and dumped at a private city hospital after a predawn shoot-out.
It was reported that the young man’s friend, Jeffrey Farrel, also of North Ruimveldt, and the shooter were involved in an argument about money and girls, which went terribly wrong.
According to a source, Farrel and Sergeant along with the shooter were kicked out of the strip club after the argument escalated. However, that did not deter them and the argument continued near the club.
During the argument, the shooter pulled out a gun and opened fire on the two young men. Farrel, who was shot to the neck, remains in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
It was also reported that Farrel was involved in a quarrel with one of the suspects who in turn left the nightclub with another friend and a female companion. Further reports stated that after the trio left, they were followed by Farrel and the now dead man and the argument resumed.
This newspaper was informed that the Police are on the hunt for two men after reviewing the surveillance footage. One of the men was identified as a former bodyguard of a well-known drug lord.
The source indicated that based on the surveillance footage taken from the nightclub, the two men were seen leaving the club with guns in their hands.
Sergeant only returned from the USA recently and was in the habit of partying with friends. The Police in a release stated that they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.
