The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that Shemroy Hackett, also known as ‘Dankey’, 27, of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast and Bare Root, East Coast Demerara, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Keyion Devain McLennon.
The incident which claimed McLennon’s life occurred on July 7, 2021 at Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, the release said.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Shemroy Hackett is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 226-7065, 227-1270, 226-7476, 226-7065, 227-9271, 227-1611, 227-1149, 227-1270, 225-6940-9, 225-3650, 226-1928, 911 or the nearest police station.
Donald McLennon, the father of the deceased, had told Stabroek News that minutes after his son went out on the road he received a call informing him that he had been shot. He related that the shooting occurred at around 7.30pm.
“My son had a birthday home here last week Sunday and he had borrowed the boy [the suspect] scissors. Last week Monday, he [suspect] come here and ask for Keyion but I tell he [suspect] that my son is not at home and he will have to come back,” the father said.
He added that during the afternoon, the suspect returned and asked his son for the pair of scissors. According to the father, his son replied that he did not have the scissors and the response resulted in a confrontation. “I sit down drinking something and all I see is two man on the ground so I went out to part them and that was it until yesterday (Saturday) when we hear my son get killed by this same boy. The people at the bus shed said he walk up to my son and tell he ‘he story don’t done like that’ and he shoot my son,” the grieving father explained. The elder McLennon explained that the suspect is known to the family and prior to the shooting, he passed by their shop and greeted him.
“This was a senseless killing and we need justice,” the father said.
