A fourth man, who was allegedly part of a group of men, who stood in front of another man in a taxi in Albouystown and riddled him with bullets five years ago, was on Wednesday charged with the murder.

Rondell Edwards of 317 West Ruimveldt was not required to plead to the murder charge before Acting Chief Magistrate Cecil Sullivan. He is accused of killing Richard Allison on August 28 2001.

According to reports, Allison also known as ‘Turbo’ was shot dead in the early morning hours at James Street, Albouystown after boarding a car in front of Demico House on Croal Street. Four men are believed to have followed Allison and carried out the attack which was believed to have stemmed from an alleged robbery committed on another man in the area.

In 2001, Allison’s relatives had told Stabroek News that Allison lived by the sword and died by the sword. A cousin of the dead man had told this newspaper that he spent a year in jail in Cayenne, French Guiana for robbery and had been deported to Guyana.

Allison, the cousin said, had heard that the man who was involved in the robbery with him had returned to the country and he decided he wanted his share. He confronted the man and they had an altercation.

On the day of Allison’s death, a woman recalled, six armed men burst into the home where he was staying in search of him. They then left and were headed for a cousin’s home when they saw Allison in a taxi; they blocked his path and when he came out of the vehicle they shot him several times. He died before receiving medical attention.

Investigations were launched and three men were charged with the offence back in 2003. Edwards was arrested recently.