State House shooting: Shooter yet to be questioned by Police, still on ventilator

Two days after a man Nigerian breached the security at State House, injuring a security while looking for the President, investigators said that the suspect Bethel Ikena Chimezie has not been questioned about what transpired on that day.
On Saturday the Police said that this is due to the fact that man being seriously injured during a crossfire with their ranks, and he remains on life support.
“The suspect continues to be treated for his injuries, and based on the most recent update from the doctor in whose care he remains, he is still on a ventilator,” the Police said in a statement.

Additionally, due to the sensitive nature of this investigation, the Guyana Police Force said they can only confirm that contact has been made with law enforcement counterparts as it relates to information related to the suspect’s background and any other pertinent information.
Meanwhile, Telon Perreira, the police constable, who was stabbed five times by the suspect during the attack remains hopsitalised in a serious condition.
On Thursday, at about 07:30h, Chinezie made a demand to see President Dr Irfaan Ali at a southern guard hut, located near Carmichael Street, Georgetown. He was cautioned about having to be processed before entering the compound. However, the assailant resisted being processed and whipped out a knife from a pouch he was carrying, using same to stab one of the guards present, Teon Perreira, five times about his body and to his neck.
After injuring Perreira, Chienzie relieved a female guard of her firearm and retreated from the guard hut. It was then that shots rang out in the usually quiet neighbourhood, much to the alarm of those residing in the environs.
Civilian videos of the ordeal on Thursday morning captured Chinezie walking backwards from the guard hut, but continuing to exchange gunfire with the Presidential Guards and other ranks. The severely injured Nigerian national was later surrounded, intercepted, and disarmed by ranks.
Both the injured guard and the attacker were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) for immediate medical attention. Perreira was rushed into surgery at the GPHC and later regained consciousness. He, however, remains hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Meanwhile, at the scene of the shooting, Police ranks retrieved a 9mm pistol and seven 9mm spent shells. While there were no other injuries reported, there was visible damage to nearby business entities.
Information on Chinezie has revealed that the 25-year-old is employed with a cleaning service company. He arrived in Guyana on March 13, 2020, and was previously employed with a security company.
Only a day ago, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that Chinezie, remains in a critical state in the hospital.
He related that the 25-year-old suspect, was shot thrice, and is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a life support machine, battling for his life while investigators are still trying to put the pieces together in order to figure out the man’s motive for the invasion. (G9)