Suspect who shot senior Govt official’s mom arrested

…firearm, motorcycle, clothing found

The suspect in last week’s shooting of a senior Government official’s mother has been arrested.
Faye Samaroo, 54, of Sheet Anchor Public Road, East Canje was shot on February 27, at her home after a lone gunman opened fire on the residence of Deputy Regional Executive Officer Marry Samaroo of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The suspect was arrested on Wednesday morning, one week after the shooting.
Regional Commander, Senior Superintendent Shivpersaud Bacchus told Guyana Times that the suspect is a teenager and has been cooperating with investigators.
He was apprehended at a house in West Canje and, according to reports, the Police also found a firearm, which is believed to have been used in the shooting incident. A motorcycle and clothing were also taken from the house in West Canje on Wednesday morning.
Bacchus said that another person was also in custody and cooperating with investigators. Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) footage was reviewed and the lone gunman, dressed in black, was seen walking towards the house shortly before midnight on February 27. He then whipped out a gun and fired several shots at the house.
Samaroo, who was in her bedroom, in the upper flat of the two-storey building, was hit to her thigh and back, with one bullet lodging in her abdomen.
Samaroo had to undergo emergency surgery at the New Amsterdam Hospital. She is said to be recovering. (G4)