Police to charge 28-Y-O for murder

Garnett Street fatal shooting

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on Friday instructed the police to charge 28-year-old Kacey Heyliger of Shell Road Kitty, Georgetown, for the murder of 60-year-old Peter Gonsalves, who was gunned down on Garnett Street on Sunday evening last.

The suspect was positively identified during an identification parade for the murder of the contractor. Nevertheless, Heyliger will be arraigned for the capital offence when he appears at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
It was reported that Gonsalves, a father of three of Pere Street, Kitty, Georgetown, was shot and killed on Sunday evening in front of Red Bar, Garnett Street, during a confrontation with two armed men who later escaped with the now dead man’s XR motorcycle, CJ 600.

Gonsalves was shot at least three times about his body by the two men – one of whom was armed with a handgun. They reportedly trailed him to the drinking bar. After receiving the injuries, Gonsalves collapsed and died almost immediately.
At the time of the shooting, Gonsalves and one of his colleagues, Ravindra, had just arrived at the bar. The man’s co-worker escaped unhurt. However, after reviewing the CCTV footage collected from the bar, several persons were arrested, including Heyliger.
He was subsequently identified as the shooter.