A 23-year-old man was on Thursday shot dead in Middle Road, La Penitence, Georgetown moments after conducting transactions for his company.
The dead man has been identified as Navindra Samaroo of Lot 59 West La Penitence, Georgetown.
Dead: Navindra Samaroo
The shooting reportedly occurred at about 13:00h.
Samaroo, who was a marketing representative, had visited the bank and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to conduct the company’s business, and had then gone home to collect lunch. However, on his way back to work, he was gunned down.
When Guyana Times arrived at the scene, detectives were still gathering information as residents were left in disbelief.
Samaroo’s father explained that he was at work when he received a telephone call from a relative instructing him to visit the hospital, but by the time he arrived there, his son had already succumbed.
Visibly shaken upon learning of his son’s death, the man reiterated his confidence in the Guyana Police Force to conduct a thorough investigation that would bring the perpetrators to justice.
“We live in West La Penitence but he does normally drive through here to go to work. All what I was made to understand is that he came for lunch and left to go to work, and he got shot,” the aggrieved father shared.
Meanwhile, his employer, who was also at the scene, described the young man as willing. He had been working at G & J Phonecard Investment for the past three years. The owner, Rampertap Etwaroo, related that he received a call from Samaroo’s mother, informing him of the incident. He noted that based on the call, she was definitely in a state of shock.
Site of the fatal shooting
“His mother was crying and she said something like, ‘Navin got shot’. I right away contacted the general manager and say if you hear…He said, ‘I just talk to Navin two minutes back’. I just let the staff take me to his home,” Etwaroo expressed.
The man said the victim did not have a significant amount of money on him at the time of the incident, and it is unclear whether he had been traced from a previous location.
“He went to the bank first to take some letters, and then went to GRA. He come and went home for his food. I don’t know if he was traced or whatever it is, but he had no money on him. He didn’t collect money for the company today.”
Meanwhile, Police are continuing their investigation.
