Suspect in fatal shooting of Guyanese in NY apprehended
The prime suspect in the shooting to death of Ricky Kalisaran in Queens, New York on January 2, was arrested in Pennsylvania on Thursday last.
After being on the run for almost two weeks, 22-year-old Dreshaun Smith was arrested by members of the Pocono Mountain Regional Police in the Monroe County, which is more than 110 miles from where he fatally shot Kalisaran during a robbery.
Dead: Ricky Kalisaran
The NYPD has extradited the suspect to New York, where he will be charged with murder.
It was reported that on the day in question, Kalisaran, who travelled to New York for his grandmother’s funeral, was shot dead, while his brother was admitted to a hospital after they were attacked and shot by two men on 124th Street, South Richmond Hill, Queens, New York.
Ricky Kalisaran, 31, of Lot 7 Klein Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, was shot once to his back by one of the gun toting bandits and left to die in front of a Night Club on 124th Street, Queens, New York.
His brother, Michael ‘Sunny’ Kalisaran, 25, a resident of the US, was shot to his abdomen, with the bullet exiting his body, thus causing damage to one of his lungs and kidney. He has since been discharged from the hospital.
After the shooting incident, the men reportedly fled the scene in a dark coloured sedan.
