Days after the police issued a wanted bulletin for Shane ‘Demon’ Morgan, the suspected mastermind of last week’s attempted robbery outside of El Dorado Trading that left gold miner Deon Stoll dead, he was arrested at a roadblock along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
Police spokesman Jairam Ramlakhan confirmed that Morgan was arrested around 5.45 am yesterday at a roadblock at Cove and John, ECD.
Sources told Stabroek News that at the time of his arrest, Morgan had a suspected gunshot wound to his chest just under his collar bone.
He is said to be the bandit who was wounded during the attack.
The police on Sunday issued wanted bulletins for Morgan, 33, and Leon Estwick, 23, of Lot 640 South Amelia’s Ward.
The men are both wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of Stoll. Estwick is yet to be apprehended.
Morgan is now the eighth suspect to be taken into custody in connection with the crime.
Investigators were on Monday granted an extension by the court to further detain the seven others suspects who include a doctor.
The doctor is accused of treating the wounded Morgan.
Stoll, 44, a father of two of Baramita Avenue, Bel Air, was fatally shot last Monday after armed bandits attempted to rob him upon his arrival at El Dora-do Trading in Newtown, Kitty to transact business.
His driver, Clayton Powley, 43, of Turkeyen, and the security guard of the business, Rory Deegs, 40, of Lot 7025 Herstell-ing, East Bank Demerara, were also injured.
The shooting, which saw the exchange of “rapid gunfire”, unfolded around 10.15 am at Lot 63 Da Silva Street, Newtown, Kitty.
Ramlakhan, in a statement on the shooting, had said enquiries revealed that Stoll and Powley had just finished transacting business at a Sheriff Street, Campbellville location, where they collected a sum of cash.
Ramlakhan said they then proceeded to El Dorado Trading to conduct further business when the shooting unfolded. “On arrival, a motor car which was travelling behind their vehicle stopped and two men exited the car wearing caps with their faces tied with kerchiefs,” the police had said.
One of the bandits had a gun, while the other was armed with a knife.
“One with a knife approached Powley while the other approached Stoll with a handgun,” the police said before adding that the knife-wielding bandit ordered Powley to get out of the car while the other told Stoll not to draw his firearm.
However, according to the police, Powley exited the car and attempted to fend off his attacker and he was shot in one of his hands.
By this time Stoll drew his licensed firearm and he and the gunman exchanged gunfire.
The bandits then scrambled back into their car, which was driven by a male accomplice.
They made good their escape empty-handed by driving west along Da Silva Street and turned south onto Vlissengen Road.
Kingston had previously informed Stabroek News that it is suspected that the bandits trailed Stoll and Powley before confronting the men as they were about to enter the business establishment.
He had added that Stoll returned fire and it is believed that one bandit was wounded as a result.
Deegs, who was shot twice, had told Stabroek News that he was performing his duties inside the business place when the shooting began.
He believes that Stoll accidentally shot him because he misidentified him as one of the robbers since he was dressed similarly at the time.
