A West Coast Demerara (WCD) family is now living in fear after shots were fired at their house two Sundays ago, and no investigation has followed.
One of the lodged bullets
The Lot 2505 Tuschen New Scheme home is owned by Poorandai Sukhu but her niece has been residing at the location with her family for some time.
On April 19, the family of four was awakened by gunshots flying through their windows, breaking the glass and landing in the house. In a state of shock, they chose to inspect in the morning, when it was found that one of the bullets was lodged in the wall.
“Sunday night, someone took a gun and they shoot at the window and pelt the glass window and break it. My niece lives there with her husband and two kids. She went to the Tuschen Outpost, and an officer took the statement. No one went to check what’s going on. I asked if anybody went the following day. Nobody went there. Nobody never investigate it. My niece and her family are very scared to live there.”
A report was filed at the Tuschen Police Outpost, but no one came to investigate the matter. A few days later, they visited again to which an officer accompanied the family to the house. There, she deduced that it was just a rock and not a gunshot. However, the family point towards the bullet, which was still lodged in the wall.
“So I drove over about 05:00h on Tuesday. I stopped at the outpost and the corporal said it is not a gunshot. I told her if they pelt it, it would’ve broken the glass and this is showing clearly that there is a hole and it pass through and penetrate the wall inside the house,” she stated.
Sukhu indicated that a few weeks prior, her nephew, who was here on vacation, was beaten by persons from the area. The series of events has escalated their worries.
“My nephew went to spend one week with his sister. He and his wife were coming out to get a car to come home and he and four other boys hold him and beat him up. Anyhow, my nephew got to escape and because he is not from Guyana, he didn’t want to make a report.”
