A 24-year-old man, who was wanted by Police in connection with a number of robberies, was in the wee hours of Saturday morning gunned down in Albert Street, Albouystown, Georgetown.
Dead is Colin Daley, also called “Froggy,” and “Frog Eye,” of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown. While information surrounding the shooting remains sketchy, the Police confirmed that Daly was found in a pool of blood with a single gunshot wound to his head.
At the scene, there was blood along Albert Street, in the vicinity of the newly commissioner health centre. Persons in the area were tight-lipped about the shooting.
One resident told Guyana Times that he was in his house when he heard a single gunshot and upon looking out, he saw a crowd of people congregated. As he enquired further, he realised that someone was lying on the roadway and was covered in blood.
By this time, the Police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area. The dead man’s mother told media operatives that at about 02:00h on Saturday morning, she received a telephone call from a friend informing her that one of her sons was killed.
Without hesitation, she said she woke her other two sons and instructed them to rush to the scene. Due to his bloodied state, Daley was identified by the clothes he was wearing when he left home. His mother recalled seeing her son alive at about 20:00h on Friday evening when he left home claiming that he was going to reach someone.
Wanted robbery suspect, Colin Daley
The brother who visited the scene and identified Daley’s body, claimed that his brother was not a criminal.
On the other hand, the Police confirmed that the now dead man had been wanted for the attempted murder of a GRA officer, who was shot during an attempted robbery at Cactus Street, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown recently.
It was reported that Ariel Benjamin, 35, was shot once in his abdomen during the attempted robbery. Police stated that at 4:30h, the GRA employee was about to enter his premises shortly after arriving home.
He was reportedly making his way into his home when he was accosted by a man, who was armed with a handgun.
He was subsequently relieved of a pouch containing his service revolver and 17 live rounds of matching ammunition. The injured man was rushed to a private medical facility where he was admitted.
Apart from that incident, the Police further revealed that Daley was wanted for several other armed robberies. No arrests have been made in connection with the execution-style killing of Daley whose body is at the Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
