Three suspects have been arrested by the Police as the investigations continue into the Sunday night gunning down of 24-year-old West Ruimveldt resident, Faynelle Brewster.
The young mother of one, was shot dead in her yard after gunmen chased her brother in a robbery attempt after trailing him home.
The Guyana Police today said that as part of its investigations, it obtained CCTV footage which revealed that prior to the shooting, the victim’s brother was pursued by two men on a black XR motorcycle. The movements of the suspects were traced through the Government’s Smart City Surveillance Cameras before and after the incident.
The Police said following intensive investigative work, three suspects were arrested. One of the suspects is from the community of Herstelling on the East Bank of Demerara, a second suspect is from the East Coast village of Buxton and the third suspect is from the East La Penitence area. One of the suspects is a 25-year-old woman.
The Police explained that during its investigations, it carried out a search of the premises where the suspects live and discovered 50 live rounds of 9mm ammunition as well as a black Honda XR motorcycle, which investigators believe was the same one that was used during the commission of the crime.
The Police said the three suspects remain in custody.
24-year-old Faynelle Brewster collapsed in her yard after being shot twice. The gunman escaped just after firing the fatal shots. The woman was shot to the chest and to one of her arms. She was pronounced dead at the Georgetown Hospital.
A sister of the dead woman said the family remains in disbelief over the incident.
There have been growing incidents of armed robberies in the East and West Ruimveldt communities over the past few months, worrying law enforcement. Just over a month ago, local singer, Lolita Callendar aka Lola Doll, was shot multiple times in her car just after arriving in front of her West Ruimveldt home. She survived the attack, but her shooter remains at large.
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