Corentyne phone card seller murdered

- one in custody

A father of four died yesterday after he was shot three times at Adventure, Corentyne, by a bandit who robbed him of an undisclosed sum of money and phone cards.

Commander of B Division, Ian Amsterdam when contacted told Stabroek News that a person has since been arrested.

Danian Jagdeo, 36, of Lot 12, Section G, King’s Street, Williamsburg Village, Corentyne left his home before the crack of dawn yesterday to ply his trade as a phone card distributor. Jagdeo who supplied phone cards to store owners on the entire Corentyne Coast up to Crabwood Creek, was making a regular stop at a shop located on the main road of Adventure, Corentyne, at around 03:30 pm, when a lone gunman entered, shot him three times and relieved him of his bag, which contained cash and phone cards.

Danian Jagdeo

According to information gathered, Jagdeo was in the shop dropping off phone cards, when the perpetrator entered. However, Stabroek News was told that Jagdeo noticed that the man was acting in a suspicious manner and decided to ask the shopkeeper of Soman Grocery and Country Chef if she knew the man. It was when the shopkeeper replied, “No”, that the bandit whipped out his gun and fired three shots at Jagdeo. The father of four collapsed to the ground and died. Information suggests that the killer and an accomplice may have been trailing Jagdeo.

Mary Jagdeo

Wife of the deceased, Mary Jagdeo, a teacher, stated that she was at school giving lessons, when her son telephoned her and said someone had called their home phone to inform them that, “Daddy was shot. I hang up and I just dash out”, the teary-eye woman said.

“When I come, I reach he lie down on the ground, I knew he was dead”, she stated, as she broke into tears.

“All his hands were white, he was lying on his face”, the woman recalled.

The grieving woman recounted to this newspaper what the shopkeeper told her had transpired.

“The shopkeeper told me that he ask her if she know the guy that come in. So she say no, maybe the guy come to buy food, and she said all she see, he pulled out a gun and they ducked and he dashed to the other side, and they just shot him and they took the bag”.

Jagdeo was still in shock and kept saying, “I am dreaming, this can’t be real”. She spoke highly of him, stating that he was a hardworking, loving and caring person.

The getaway motorbike that was found
The shop where Danian Jagdeo was shot

Meanwhile, according to sources, the gunman who entered the shop, had an accomplice waiting for him on a motorcycle bearing licence plate number, CD 2125. Stabroek News learnt that the criminals rode the motorcycle to the next village, Friendship, Corentyne, where they then left the motorcycle, and boarded a silver-coloured  car, which was waiting for them. Eyewitnesses relayed that the gunman wore a hat in efforts to cover his face, while his accomplice wore a full face motorcycle helmet.

Commander of B Division, Ian Amsterdam, after being informed of the incident, rushed to the scene. Amsterdam told this newspaper, “We found the motorcycle that was abandoned by two persons. Information is that they were picked up by a car, silver grey Premio. He was shot at least three times.”

Amsterdam stressed that his men are on the hunt for the murderer.