
The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility and the Police Complaints Authority are leading the investigations into the Police shooting deaths of two men at Mahaicony last week.
One of the men shot dead by the Police was Roger Pierre, who was believed to be of unsound mind and had reportedly attacked a number of persons with a knife. The other man shot dead by the Police was identified as 68-year-old Frederick Williams, who was attempting to subdue the other man in the presence of the Police.
A post-mortem examination of the bodies of the two men ruled that they both died from multiple gunshot injuries.
The Police reportedly opened fire on the two men as the older one was trying to subdue the other one since he knew him.
The action of the Police has come under serious question, especially since the man of unsound mind was being followed by the Police and had been shot to the leg earlier by them.

Questioned recently about the Force’s use of non-lethal weapons, the Public Relations Department of the Force said there were stun guns in the Force’s arsenal. However, officials could not say why those non-fatal weapons are not being used.
Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe, in social media post said the incident has pointed to the need for the Police to be equipped and trained in the use of less-lethal weapons.
He said it is evident that if members of the Force were so equipped and adequately trained, the tragic incident could have been avoided.
He reminded that in December 2021, the Government successfully tabled a Bill in the National Assembly for the Amendment of the relevant law to empower members of the Guyana Police Force to carry and use less-lethal weapons.
Slowe said despite the Amendment, the evidence is clear that more than three years after the legislative changes, members of the Guyana Police Force have not been equipped with less-lethal weapons.
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