Teen fatally shot by security officer at workplace

Jared Jaganand, a 19-year-old resident of Mon Repos, ECD who worked as a handyman at the Shaf Auto Sales at Lusignan West, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Thursday shot dead by a security officer at the said establishment.
Police have said that the 20-year-old suspect is attached to the Cerberus Security Service, and was at the time armed with a 12-gauge shotgun.

Based on reports received, on Thursday, the owner of the auto sales entity and his wife returned to the store after transacting business and found the suspect, who was on duty, and Jaganand seated in a chair a short distance away from the Security Officer’s desk.
The couple proceeded to the entity’s office, but, a few minutes later, heard a loud explosion in the store. The businessman immediately went to check on the origin of the sound, and observed Jaganand lying motionless on the ground with blood about the lower section of his body.
Jaganand was picked up in an unconscious state and taken to Woodlands Hospital, where he was attended to by a doctor, but he later succumbed to his injuries. The matter was reported to the police, who, upon inspecting Jaganand’s body, found a gunshot wound on the upper left leg.
Several persons were questioned, and the CCTV footage was reviewed. The suspect was arrested and is presently in custody. The shotgun was lodged, along with 5 live cartridges and one spent shell.
Police investigations are continuing.