Post-mortem today for teen who accidentally shot self

A post-mortem examination will be conducted today on the body of Handel Daniels, 17, of Caracas Village, West Canje, Berbice, who was killed on Thursday evening after the gun he was carrying accidentally went off at a farming camp in Canje Creek, Berbice.
This was told to Guyana Times by B Division Commander Ian Amsterdaam on Sunday. The commander further stated that the police recovered a firearm believed to be the one that killed the teenager: “We are not sure if it is the same firearm so we are waiting for the post-mortem to be conducted to see if the fragment recovered from the body matches the gun.”
He further explained that the firearm was recovered in a paddle boat that was used to transport the injured teen from the camp to another point, where he was then transferred onto an engine boat.
According to reports, the teenager was in the company of others but left to use the lavatory and as he made his way down the farming camp, the steps collapsed.
From reports the young man was carrying a gun and it went off, hitting him once to the abdomen. This occurred sometime around 18:30h on Thursday.
Commander Amsterdam had previously told this newspaper after the teen was shot, that he was picked up with the intention of seeking medical attention at the New Amsterdam Hospital but was first treated at Baracara Health Centre. The teen reportedly succumbed on his way to New Amsterdam.
This newspaper was told that persons who accompanied the teenager for medical attention, could not give an accurate account of the shooting but related what was told to them by the injured lad before he died.
The men were detained and questioned but were later released. At the time of initial investigations, the gun had not been recovered.
Meanwhile, the Police are continuing their investigations.