A 21-year-old suspect who was held on Wednesday for the murder of an overseas-based Guyanese who was shot dead during an attempted robbery has since confessed to investigators.
This was confirmed by acting Crime Chief Paul Williams. He told Guyana Times that more work will have to be done before the suspect, who resides at 14th
Dead: Purcell Moore
Avenue, Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD), is charged and placed before the courts. This includes the case file being sent to the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Purcell Moore, a father of two, who was visiting Guyana from Cayenne, was shot at least four times at Old Road, Craig, EBD, by two pedal cycle bandits who attempted to relieve him of the gold chain he was wearing. The shooting incident occurred mere minutes after the 42-year-old left his parent’s house at Old Road, Craig.
Guyana Times was told that the clothes vendor arrived in the country two weeks ago to spend time with his parents. His niece, Nicarla Lamazion, explained that her uncle left home at about 05:30h and by the time he reached the end of the concrete strip, she heard four gunshots.
She initially thought the sound of the bullets came from another direction but within minutes, a resident rushed to their home to inform them of the shooting. She noted that without hesitation, she rushed to the scene where she saw her uncle lying in a pool of blood.
“I tried to lift him up but he wasn’t responding… by then some boys come with a car and we took him to the Diamond Hospital but he was already dead,” she added. She however, noted that based on reports received, her uncle had a scuffle with two men prior to the shooting incident. The chain, which the men attempted to take away, was found lying next to his body.
A post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted on the body of Moore sometime today.
Meanwhile, the Police are in pursuit of the second suspect as investigations continue.
