Two persons were in custody at the Brickdam Police Station yesterday in relation to the murder of businessman Leonard Mahadeo on Friday night.
Mahadeo, 38, known as ‘Lenny,’ of Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara and Soesdyke, was alone at the Soca Paradise Bar when he came under fire from two masked men, both armed with what appeared to be assault rifles.
According to a police source, one of the suspects lives in the city while the other is a businessman who resides at Friendship, East Coast Demerara. It was further revealed that the investigations have been taken over from the Providence Police Station by Police Headquarters, Eve Leary and the Brickdam Police Station.
This newspaper was unable to contact Mahadeo’s relatives for further comment.
On the night of the incident, the man was sitting alone in the bar and appeared to have been awaiting company after he was observed constantly glancing at his watch and the entrance.
Two men walked into the bar between 10:30pm and 10:45pm and shot him at point blank range as he sat in a chair. It was reported that he did not scream for help although he saw the gunmen as they entered the shop armed.
The owner of the shop and his wife said that they dived for cover and only got up after they were certain the perpetrators had left the premises. They saw Mahadeo slumped in a corner; he had fallen out of the chair and was lying in a pool of blood.
The police were subsequently called in.
