- employee in custody
Two men, including an employee, have been arrested in connection with Monday’s fatal shooting of businessman Ricardo Henriques, during a robbery.
Stabroek News understands that the employee was among several persons who had accompanied the 31-year-old US-based man to Juice Power on Middle Street to purchase water.
The man was arrested shortly after the incident, during which Henriques was also robbed of a bag containing a substantial amount of cash, reportedly representing money he had collected from persons that day.
The other man, this newspaper understands, was picked up subsequently and was riding a motorcycle that matched the description of the one the gunmen got away on.
Police, in a statement yesterday, said they are investigating the shooting. According to police, investigations revealed that Henriques, his father Richard Henriques and three employees went to Juice Power in a motor vehicle to purchase water.
While the employees went to make the purchase, two men rode up on a motorcycle and the pillion rider, who was armed with a gun, shot the younger Henriques in his head. He then snatched a bag which contained an undisclosed sum of cash and escaped on the motorcycle along with his accomplice.
The elder Henriques gave chase behind the perpetrators but had to abandon his efforts after the armed bandit discharged rounds at him. He was not injured. The younger Henriques was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police said an employee and another man have been arrested and are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
Richard Henriques had told reporters at the hospital that Ricardo decided to buy a lottery ticket at the Lotto booth near Juice Power.
The dead man, a father of two lived in the US and only returned to the country two weeks ago to do business. He was described as a wholesaler. He had been due to renew his US resident card today and was scheduled to return to the US on Friday.
if is the right person,they need to have life in prison!!!
Business men need to stop carrying around large bags of cash
The banks need to introduce card machines well I guess the business have to think about the nuff blackouts de get also OH well it was just a thought to take G/T into the 21st century. Well the criminals will be caught soon thankfully.
my post was removed from yesterday comments,
i said it was an inside job and why is it difficult to track the bike used in the killing.
i stated that only a limited amount of these bikes are in guyana so haul the owners in and interrogate them. to solve crimes you have to give up some freedom.
rebook your flights, most of these killings are drug related or inside jobs where large amount of monies are involved.
progress in solving crimes are getting a grip with the training from the british,
the beat goes on…..yuh hire dem they get their buddies to rob and or kill yuh….
yuh dont hire dem ..dem cry foul…..den de others does cry poverty and lack of education….no govt in de world can stop this…..de only thing the govt can do is meck sure when they are caught they never see light of day ever again to do it again….bottom line…….
The businessmen are reckless and irresponsible endangering their own lives.
No, I disagree. Guyana’s economy and state of mind need people to at least help out. Business in Guyana is essential. They mentioned he was from the US and that he was a wholesaler; I’m sure that he brings back goods to Guyana to sell to the people for those who can afford. He takes his time out of his life to do this when he could be with his wife and two kids.
The killers should be put to the death sentence…capital punishment. An eye for an eye. Mr. Richardo had no right or reason to die; he was merely doing whats best for his life and his country.
It certainly was recklessness in this case, going around like that with the bag of money. Such a sad waste of life.
With the constant robbery /killing for cash, why are these people still carrying around large amount of cash subsequently endangering their lives? Please,someone please explain .
GOOD WORK POLICE