Gunmen rode up on scooter, bike
Two Castello Housing Scheme residents are now hospitalized following two shooting incidents that occurred in the city last night.
Wayne Richie, of Lot 4 Castello Housing Scheme, was last night rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after being shot in his abdomen. The shooting occurred at Shirley Field Ridley Square, where Richie had gathered with some friends.
An eyewitness told this newspaper that shortly after 9:00 pm four men approached Shirley Field Ridley Square – two on a scooter and two on a bicycle. According to this witness, after making some enquiries, the men approached Richie.
Reports are that Richie and one of the men began talking during which an argument developed. Reports are that Richie was in fact walking away when he was shot by the man with whom he had been speaking. The gun was reportedly hidden in a black plastic bag that the gunman was carrying. Richie was reportedly shot in the left side of his abdomen. The men subsequently escaped on the bicycle and scooter.
The man who shot Richie was reportedly the pillion rider on the scooter. Reports are that the 42-year-old Richie was acquainted with the gunman. When this newspaper visited the area where the incident occurred last night, residents confirmed that an incident had occurred but said that they had no specific details.
Meanwhile, in the second incident, 30-year-old Jason St. Hill was shot during a robbery and he is hospitalized at the Woodlands Hospital.
St. Hill of Lot 25 Castello Housing Scheme was shot in his left groin and was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital and is in a stable condition. Relatives were tight-lipped and would not comment at the hospital last night.
However, this newspaper learnt that St. Hill and a cousin were “hanging out” not far from his home, where the incident occurred shortly after 9pm.
The cousin was reportedly wearing a lot of jewellery and this is what attracted the gunman. During the course of the incident, St. Hill was shot. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital but then taken to the Woodlands Hospital after relatives said that they public hospital was taking too long to treat him.
He was treated and admitted to the hospital.
Police are investigating both incidents and whether they are linked. (Gaulbert Sutherland and Mark McGowan)
Please let the police handle these incidents and no vendettas to get even. From the reports the perpetrators seem to be easily identifiable as no attempt was made to hide identities.
guns, guns, guns.
crime does not discriminate and every sector of the population is suffering from it, before it was isolated to only one ?????????????????????????????????.
if the relatives or the general population do not want to give info. then we will see more unsolved ?????? because it will be tit for tat.
way to go.
who allowing the guns to come into the country nad giving people permit left right and center for guns? its your slack poo poo poo my man.
Wild, wild west, these things only happens in the wild wild west.
so u think think again
AMEN-RA
the wild west doesnt exist guyana is the wild west
and Jane and finch, regent park, eglinton ave east etc. etc
Both incidents occurring “shortly after 9 pm” in this tiny area?……..hyyyyymmm????
Go Rohee Go Rohee Go Rohee you are doing a massive job.
Lets congratulate you and promote you to a bigger job and then we will give you another job for life on the back of the tax payers who you are responsible for not protecting daily.
GO ROHEE GO ROHEE GO ROHEE.
T.+T ONLY GOT 271 MURDERS YTD.
Not land of many waters anymore but land of many blood shed .
I used to live up around those Castello houses. You mean they are shooting in that area too? Jeeze, is no place in Guyana sacred anymore? Or safe?
I know Wayne Ritchie very well, i last saw him in 2007 while visiting Guyana. I grew up in the same neighborhood with him although he is older than i am. I Everything, seems solved by way of the gun instead of a round table discussion of some sort.
I pray for a full recovery regardless of what has lead to this incident.
The nucleus of it all DRUGS— ergo guns ,gangs,assinations,choas and a complete destruction of societal mores and values.In other words a failed state.
When would the ascension out of the abyss of death and decay begin???Jagdeo and cohorts please tell us.
I know Wayne Richie very well, i last saw him in 2007 while visiting Guyana. I grew up in the same neighborhood with him although he is older than i am. Everything, seems solved by way of the gun instead of a round table discussion of some sort.
I pray for a full recovery regardless of what has lead to this incident.
Hey wait a minute, am I seeing doubles or did you say this already?