Two men who were held in connection with the execution-style gunning down of 25-year-old Alicia Foster last Sunday were released after they were not recognised at an identification parade, a senior police officer said yesterday.

Alicia Foster

The officer told Stabroek News that that the identification parade was held on Saturday and after the men were not identified they were released on station bail as investigations continue.

On Friday last acting Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, had told reporters that a suspect fitting the description of the man who shot and killed the Senior Environmental Officer had been arrested.

Police have ruled out robbery as the motive behind the killing of the young woman and while they say they are following several leads it appears as if the murder is far from being solved.

Foster, who has been described as an ambitious young woman with a bright future, was shot in the face minutes after she drove up to her David Street, Kitty home.  While she was waiting on her sister to open the gate to drive into the yard she was approached by a man who demanded that she exit the car.

She was then shot in the face and pulled from the vehicle. Her assailant then jumped into her car and drove away while his accomplice also fled the scene.

The day after the shooting, around 9 am, the woman’s car PHH 2236 was found abandoned at Well Road, North Ruimveldt minus the keys.

The woman’s father James Foster had told Stabroek News that his daughter was not the victim of a carjacking or a robbery. He said nothing was taken from her except her life and he believed that something is amiss. He said he is prepared to allow the police to solve his daughter’s murder.