No evidence to arrest cop who shot teen dead at market –Commander

The now dead 16-year-old Sydel Bourne

The police say there is no current evidence to arrest the sergeant who shot and killed Sydel Bourne, the teenager whom he claimed robbed his wife.

“There is nothing at this point to place him under close arrest,” Police Commander of Region 4(A) Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean told Stabroek News when contacted for an update on the shooting yesterday afternoon.