-two others wounded in confrontation with police
A Robb Street man who was shot three times by the police yesterday when he and others were caught stealing cycles from the Crescent Cycle Store, succumbed hours later while undergoing emergency surgery.
Dead: Mark Heywood
Two of his alleged accomplices who were also shot and captured in the early morning commotion at Robb and King streets which reportedly saw an exchange of gunfire are now patients of the Georgetown Hospital and are said to be in a stable condition.
Dead is Mark Heywood called Mark King, 35, of Lot 69 Robb Street, Bourda who according to information received by Stabroek News was shot in the face by the law enforcement officers who also shot Norbert Baijnauth, 31, of Lot 45 Phoenix Park, West Bank Demerara in his right foot, back, and abdomen and Neville Mahase, 43, of First Street, Alexander Village, in the left side of his chest.
The trio, Stabroek News understands was among a group who had broken into the King Street establishment around 1:30 am and were carting off cycles. When the police arrived on the scene, the men made a mad dash for freedom and it was during this bid that shots were discharged.
A police release yesterday said that around 1 am police in Georgetown acted on information pertaining to a breakage at the cycle store located at King Street, Lacytown owned by Stanley Paul.
While proceeding to the scene one man was encountered, police said and he dropped a cycle he had in his possession and ran. The ranks proceeded to the store where four others were exiting the building on cycles and were called upon to halt but continued riding away. A chase ensued and the suspects were cornered on Robb Street.
It is alleged that one of the suspects, who was armed with a gun, shot twice at the police who returned fire hitting three of them while the other made good his escape leaving his booty.
Mahase, Heywood and Baijnauth sustained gunshot injuries and were all taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation for medical attention. Around 7 am Heywood succumbed.
According to the release five bicycles and four cutlasses were found at the scene.
Norbert Baijnauth in hospital yesterday
Yesterday this newspaper was informed by several persons that Heywood has had previous brushes with the law as recent as about one month ago.
At the Bourda address which he had called home for about 15 years his adopted relatives were not happy, calling the police’s action too extreme and vigilante style.
Maxine Grant was very upset as she spoke to this newspaper at the home yesterday.
She said that she was made to understand that the father of two was involved in a break and enter. She said if this was indeed the case, the police had “no right” to kill him but instead should have let the courts deal with him.
“Why they had to do he suh?… He ain’t murder nobody. If a man thief, them soldiers just commit a whole robbery murder, tek a man money and kill he and throw he overboard and the police tek $4M…,” the woman said angrily.
They stated that the man was lying on a bed in the emergency room and at about 7 am was taken to the operating theatre where he died shortly after.
“This is ridiculous. I ain’t got no confidence in the police and the soldiers worse. These are people to protect you and they are killing you” Grant said adding that “I am not condoning Mark with whatsoever wrong he do but when he arrived at de hospital he should have been taken to the theatre”.
She questioned the purpose of the emergency room at the Georgetown Hospital if persons cannot get speedy attention and treatment.
Grant said that the law is there to hand down penalties for errant behaviour and as such Heywood should have been locked up and placed before the courts.
Heywood also leaves behind two children, four siblings and his mother Ingrid King.
Different version
Yesterday when this newspaper visited the hospital Baijnauth had a different version to tell. The man was lying in the open ward of the hospital and the stomach area was heavily bandaged. Mahase was lying on a nearby bed. While this newspaper was there, the police arrived and handcuffed them to their beds.
According to Baijnauth, Mahase was not known to him and was adamant that it was not the police who shot him but rather a civilian.
He recounted that he and Heywood were heading west along Robb Street on a bicycle when they spotted a white car behind them with a man inside. He said that they were going to buy food.
On seeing the car they started riding faster and it was at this point that the occupant opened fire and Heywood fell to the ground, begging for his life.
Baijnauth said that he then scaled a nearby fence and hid in a yard but shortly after the man accompanied by several policemen dressed in khaki came up to him.
The man maintained yesterday that he was never involved in any robbery at the bicycle shop.
He and Mahase underwent surgery to remove the bullets from their bodies.
Yesterday, proprietor of Crescent Cycling Store, Stanley Paul was still visibly shaken about the incident but was open for business. He informed this newspaper that he lost 38 bicycles of all sizes, in total over half a million dollars
The information he received was that someone saw persons riding bicycles with wheels that had no air and alerted the police, who arrived at his store around 2am.
He told Stabroek News that ranks came to his home and informed him of what had transpired. According to what was told to him, at least eight men including those who were shot, committed the act.
Paul who had only been operating his business at its present location for about six months had suffered two previous break-ins less than six months.
He recalled that the last time the store was burglarized, the culprits came through the roof. Wanting to ensure the protection of his store and its contents, Paul sealed up the entry point and had someone sleeping up there at nights.
The man later explained that this time around the man gained entry into the store by using huge nippers to cut off the locks on the grill and the huge double door behind it.
Police, according to him, recovered two of the huge nippers in a drain in front of the store along with eight padlocks and chains.
Luck finally run out for this criminal.The others should take note,dishonesty is not the way for a decent life….it is only a matter of time before most of them reach the same faith.
Thats true witchy luck will run out ,even for the gov’t
This story is one the most poorly written I have seen in SN for a long time. Opening paragrapgh says “criminals” who says ?Why SN, of course folks.
“Informed by several persons” . This is justification for the sensationalist speculation and hearsay making up most of this so called item.
The police did what they had to do when persons apparently involved in this incident did not obey legiimate instructions but the story is so poorly written and skewed that we would hardly see that..
Let me put in the usual for no hopers like Shamroo to copy
down ” Shows police brutality. SN say so ! GAT TO BE TRUE !Why de oficers din shoot he in the leg ? Government resign ! Shame, shame SHAME !”
Very smart briantee,,,let’s blame the government here…
Reddy, you have such a voracity for attention, your comments are starting to sound less and less lucid with every posting. People are ignoring you and you need to take stock of that.
reddy in barbados why don’t you read the chronicle newspapers alone. you seem to have a problem with everything and everybody but yourself.
How could 38(33) bycles be stollen by 4 to 8 people? What happened to the other 4? Where was the “watchman”? Did the police arrive at 1 or 2 PM? Some of these stories in vrious papers are impossible to understand. Sorry, but stealing has its risks. Help S/N what are the real facts
BRIANTEE WHY U INVOLVIND DE GOVERMENT DID HE DO SOME THING WRONG
I am amazed at the temerity of this woman defending Heywood. The man was a criminal who was killed while committing a crime, surely he knew the consequences of his action?
I like the comment of this woman when she said what she said about the soldiers and police/money. Is her relative, and she would not want him to die, even though he might be doing crime and live in prison.
Reading the story who got the full sense of the story before judgeing the people. It is backward and no forward. One account that the two had no knowledge of the story being robbed. The other person that got shot the two does not know him. and he was in the white car how did he got shot help me. Makes no sense.
When will these knuckle heads learn that crime don’t pay.
Maybe they area students of Roger Khan & his crew. They learn that crime does pay in most cases. As long as you STAY in Guyana.
Amenra they will never learn. Them na get the friends that roger got and even to he run out of luck.
U intend on commiting a crime u have to stand for the consequences…what if it there was a guard there…u think that guard would be alive right now……….no! thieves=murderers………..
Live by the sword, die by the sword … or in this case, by the gun. I do not understand why family members shout about police extreme after this man has been involved in criminal activity for an extended period. I guess it was fine just as long as he was not caught. have no sympathy for no criminal, and that includes those wearing uniforms!
I CANT BELEIVE WHAT I AM READING ABOUT THE RELATIVE COMMENTS THA THE POLICE SHOULD HAVE NEVER KILL HIM.. WHAT DOESNT SHE GET OR UNDERSTAND.. THER WAS A SHOOT OUT WOMAN…U HAVE TO EXPECT GETTING KILLED IN A SHOOTOUT OR GET INJURED.
“Maxine Grant was very upset as she spoke to this newspaper at the home yesterday. She said that she was made to understand that the father of two was involved in a break and enter. She said if this was indeed the case, the police had “no right” to kill him but instead should have let the courts deal with him.”
Look at the nerve at this woman! You said the court should deal with it.. why? so that he can return to his old habits. Woman why dont you teach your children to do the right thing?
What about the part where she talk about the souldiers/police?
hahahehaheha
I hope Mark’s untimely death serve as lesson to those thinking about pursuing a life of crime. In Guyana, the new punishment for fleeing the scene of a crime is death. A fleeing man was shot in the face. How the hell do you do that? I guess he was either running backwards or in Guyana there are bullets that reverse direction if it passes the target. These are the new intelligent bullets.
Borapork…now yuh really got me laffing…dem bullets really gat some sophisticated technology…probably a high speed reverse gear…hahaha
I hope Reddy read your blog and understand because he is surely wearing blinders
You all can preach as much as like. Robbery and related murders will never end in Guyana with the ecomonic situation as it is. They are a vast divide between the “haves and the have nots”. People will do what ever they have to do suvive.
The opportunity for upward mobility for poor people in non existing. Hence, those that have will be targetted.
Most of us can sit back and levy criticism from the comfort of our overseas homes with a full belly. Put yourself in their shoes. Maybe you would be so harsh in you judgement.
Borapork, this was not an attack on you. It is as general statement.
bora u got me lmao with this one.
Hi Bora,u mek me laff bad here,we guyaneese does really build on high tec,better than isrel,reverse bullets? man they should a get them type of bullt for fine man them,Ha! HA
EITHER YOUR SENSE OF JUDGMENT IS POOR OR REVERSED…..A PERSON CAN RUN , LOOKING BACKWARDS TO SEE WHAT IS BEHIND HIM……CANT YOU OR DONT YOU DO THAT SOMETIMES?
serve them right!!!!!!!!!!!!!”Thou shall not steal”…hope the other prospective thieves get the message now……….
this is the way i like to see the police operate, sooner or later all criminals will be eleminated and guyana will free of them.
THE FIRST PART I 100% AGREED WITH YOU, 2ND PART, I DONT THINK SO.. U WILL STILL HAVE YOUNGER CRIMINALS GROWING UP… THE OLD ONES WILL PASS ON THEIR DIRTY & CRIMINAL ACTS ON THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS… WHAT ABOUT THE GDF RANKS THAT MURDERED RAMDASS LAST WEEK. LOOK ATT THEIR AGES… U WILL STILL HAVE CORRUPT HIGH RANKS IN POSITIONS THAT WILL NURTURED THESE CRIMINALS… THEY WILL CREATE MONSTORS BUT ITS UP TO THE CLVILIANS AND REAL CLEAN COPS TO LIMIT THESE CRIMINALS ACTS.
what nonsence lambada,guyana will be free of criminals????,corruption in high places and lack of the ability to create jobs is fueling the crime situation in guyana, dawn of a new era????
Me too. so that we can walk in the Streets in GT with peace and not being scared of being robbed. I wonder why the relative is screaming now she should have tell him don’t do crime lol
Look at BORAPOKE’S comment,,,Shows a man that is totally out of touch and should peacefully pee and catch his bed…He wants to know how a fleeing man can be shot in his face??? Let SN tell you exactly where he was hit and figure for you self…
why is my comment still awaiting moderation moderator, its been like hours now, wake up sn.
NEVER….CRIME CAN NEVER BE ELIMINATED FROM ANY COUNTRY……IT STARTED SINCE BIBLICAL DAYS WHEN CANE KILLED HIS BROTHER… ABEL….THERE WILL NEVER NEVER BE AN END TO THIS…IT MAY PROBABLY BE UNDER CONTROL, BUT NOT ERADICATED OR ELIMINATED