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Van Beek shooting suspect refusing to cooperate – police
The suspect who is in custody in connection with the shooting of Commissioner of Insurance Maria van Beek is refusing to cooperate with investigators.
According to a top police official, the suspect, who is being detained at the Brickdam Police Station, has refused to answer any questions without an Attorney being present.
Maria van Beek
The man, who is reportedly from North Ruimveldt, is said to fit the description of the lone gunman who fired a single shot at Mrs. Van Beek through her car window.
The source further told Kaieteur News that the police are now following some leads, which may possibly lead to the arrest of another individual, believed to be an accomplice.
It is unclear whether investigators have taken a statement from van Beek, who was discharged from the Woodlands Hospital on Friday. Police have provided the 36-year-old woman with security.
Van Beek was shot in the chest while driving along Lombard Street in heavy traffic on Thursday last.
Eyewitnesses said that the gunman struck in the vicinity of Lombard and Leopold Streets, standing in front of van Beek’s car before firing a bullet into her right front window.
An eyewitness told Kaieteur News that he saw a man, with one hand tucked under his sweater, walking ‘calmly’ from Lombard Street into Leopold Street seconds after the shot was discharged.
He described the suspect as a short, dark-complexioned individual of medium build, who was wearing a cap, jersey and three-quarter pants.
The injured woman managed to drive to Mohamed’s Enterprise on Lombard Street, where she sought assistance from staff who drove her to the Woodlands Hospital in Carmichael Street.
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