Sophia shooting incident: 3 victims remain hospitalised, Police yet to arrest suspect

Police are yet to arrest an unidentified shooter who opened fire on Tuesday evening in B Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown, which has left four persons injured.
A Police source on Saturday told Guyana Times that the Police are still investigating the incident, while adding that detectives are yet ascertain the identity of the shooter.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 21:30h and has left Abdool Joshua Kamal, 32, of A Field Sophia; Shellon Collins, 23, of B Field Sophia; Omale Dick, 27, of Lodge Housing Scheme and Quincy Hoyte, 33, of B Field Sophia, injured. The victims sustained gunshot injuries to various parts of their bodies including the abdomen, face, feet, and arm.
Police stated that the victims were among a crowd that had gathered to witness a fight between two men on the access road. The suspect reportedly approached the crowd and indiscriminately opened fire, thus causing panic.
At the time of the shooting, the suspect was clad in a grey hoodie, a pair of red and black trousers and is about 6 feet tall and dark in complexion.
Based on Police reports, the shooting stemmed from a dispute between one of the injured women, Shellon Collins, and another woman, Felicia Thom. Collins has accused Thom of damaging her shop.
Both women informed their respective partners about the incident.
As a result, Collins’s partner, Dion Morris, 24, a labourer, confronted Thom’s partner, Malcolm Hutson, 38, a minibus driver, of B Field Access Road, and a scuffle broke out.
It was during this commotion that the shooter approached and fired multiple rounds into the crowd surrounding the two men, thus injuring four persons.
After the shooting, the injured were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where Kamal received treatment and was discharged, while the other victims remained hospitalised.
At the scene of the incident, eight 9mm spent shell casings were discovered.