Justice is all that the still grieving relatives of Nigel Isaacs want after the man accused of fatally shooting him was freed because the police failed to obtain sufficient evidence to make the charge stick.
Isaacs succumbed on the evening of May 10th after he was allegedly shot to the head by an enraged Andre Gomez, called ‘Zip,’ who reportedly opened fire on a man who had nicked his vehicle on Main Street, near the Palm Court bar. The shots missed their intended target and struck Isaacs, who was standing nearby.
The charge against Gomez, who is a licensed firearm holder, was withdrawn during his second court appearance. He would have spent a total of 27 days in the Georgetown Prisons up until then.
The court was informed that the matter was being withdrawn on the advice of the Director of Public Pro-secutions (DPP) because there was insufficient evidence.
However, at Gomez’ arraignment, prosecutor Bharat Mangru had said that there was evidence against the man. In his submissions, he said the spent shell recovered after the shooting matched Gomez’s gun. He added that a post-mortem examination was performed and the warhead was taken for analysis.
“If they know they didn’t have evidence or they ain’t got witness, why they didn’t charge him for
