Cops to be charged with Shaquille Grant murder

The three policemen implicated in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant are to be charged with murder and could make their first court appearance as early as tomorrow, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said.

Persaud said that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) made the recommendation this morning.

Shaquille Grant

Grant was shot dead by police in Agricola on September 11. Since the incident his relatives as well as members of the opposition had repeatedly said that there was enough evidence to charge the policemen.

Numerous protests have been held at police headquarters, state house and outside the ongoing Linden Commission of Inquiry being held at the Law Library building in the compound of the Supreme Court.