Rodrigues slaying likely linked to ‘guns for drugs’

Ricardo Rodrigues

The murder of Ricardo Rodrigues at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) George-town, on Monday afternoon may have been linked to a “weapons for drugs” trade that went sour, sources yesterday said.

Rodrigues, 40, called ‘Fatman,’ who had addresses at Bel Air Gardens, and Bel Air Village, Lamaha Gardens, was fatally shot by a group of men, numbering between four and five. Three other persons, Aubrey Henry, Michael Hopkinson and Jean Le Blanc, were wounded in the shooting and they were rushed to Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where they were later admitted.

Henry was yesterday discharged and the two others are listed as being in stable condition. The shooting occurred close to 3 pm at the Albert Street sports club, where there is a gym and a