Waitress shot dead at bar

The Country Club Bar, where Jagwandai Ramnauth, who was known as ‘Selena,’ was shot dead on Wednesday night.

A waitress was shot dead at an East Coast bar on Wednesday night and police have arrested two persons and are seeking others.

Police said Jagwandai Ramnauth, 46, who was known as ‘Selena,’ was shot to the head during a dispute with patrons at the Country Club Bar at Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD) at about 10:40pm. “…One of the men pulled out a firearm and fatally shot her to the head, after which they escaped,” police said in a press release on the murder yesterday.

Stabroek News learned yesterday that two persons were arrested. Further, Crime Chief Leslie James said the investigators are pursuing other persons who are suspected to have been a part of the crime.

James also stated that a previous “transaction” may have been behind the killing. Sources told Stabroek News that Ramnauth had been preparing