to plead and was remanded to prison until 29th August.

The incident occurred about 20:00 hours at Lot 7 Melanie Public Road, East Coast Demerara, and involved three unidentified males (two armed with small handguns and the other, the driver of a silver HD series motorcar).

According to the police report, Veersammy, Joseph and a third person were sitting in front of Joseph’s residence, when a silver Nissan Bluebird motor car came from the westerly direction on the Melanie

Public Road and stopped in front of the victims. Two masked men exited the back seat of the car and opened fire on Joseph and Veersammy causing them to run for safety.

In an interview with Stabroek News, Joseph’s mother, Parbatie Bhagmat, said that she was inside while Joseph and his friends were sitting outside. She was about to go and take a bath when she saw the car and the men who came out and started shooting. Bhagmat recounted that she heard the gunshots and saw Joseph and his friends running.

“I was going to bathe and then me stand up and see two body run out the car and start shoot just like da. And he and he friend run and he lil brother in the hammock say ‘ow mi gad Ryan get shoot and them jump in the car and gone’. And meh start holler and meh run go tire shop and one lady say Ryan get shoot and he fall down. When meh go, he belly and foot in blood”, she said.

Joseph’s father stated

that about 13 spent shells were recovered from the scene.