A young man of Riverview, Ruimveldt was brutally shot to death in Middle Road, La Penitence last evening by two men who calmly rode away on a pedal bicycle.

Dead is 24-year-old Andrew Kissoon called ‘Lovie’ who was fatally shot at around 7 pm. According to an eyewitness, the two men rode up and shot the man at close range. Kissoon, the witness said, was able to walk a few steps before collapsing to the ground.

When this newspaper arrived on the scene the Police were securing the area and the body lay on the ground in the middle of the road.

Friends and family of the young man were inconsolable as they saw Kissoon motionless on the ground. Police removed the body at around 9.30 last night, more than two hours after the shooting.

According to the family members, the man worked at a baker shop and had been heading to work when the shooting occurred. Asked whether Kissoon had enemies, relatives said that he was very quiet and was never in any problem with anyone. The shooting didn’t appear to be robbery-related.

The police for last year recorded upwards of 130 cases of murder with 43 of these being execution-style killings and 47 domestic-related. Crime Chief Heeralall Makhanlall said that execution-style killings accounted for 58 per cent of the total number of murders.

Last year was one of the most violent in this country’s history with several high profile killings, including those of Minister of Agriculture Sash Sawh, talk show host Ronald Waddell, contractor Gazz Sheermohamed, eight persons in a bloodbath in Agricola and Eccles and eight people, including five staff members of Kaieteur News, in another East Bank massacre.