Farmer killed, partner wounded after business row ends in shooting

Titus Sutton

A Melanie Damishana resident is now dead while another is severely wounded after a man believed to be their business partner shot at them during a confrontation on Friday at Baracara, Canje River, Berbice.

Dead is Titus Sutton, also known as ‘Frankie,’ 53, of Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara, who was shot once to his chest. His business partner, Sherwin McAlmont, also known as ‘Shirt’, 34, also of Melanie Damishana, was shot and wounded to his right thigh. McAlmont is currently a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

In a press release, police said Sutton was involved in an argument with another man who allegedly shot him to