Man shot at Noble House Fisheries wharf

Aug 08, 2011 News

Police have detained a security guard attached to the Noble House Seafoods Limited following the shooting of a man shortly after midday on Saturday.
The victim, Torungo Gulliver also known as ‘Tobest’ of Anira Street, Queenstown was shot on his right shoulder and is presently a patient at the Georgetown Hospital.
Reports are that Gulliver and his friend ‘Desmond’ went on their usual fishing exercise in the Demerara River. The two would normally leave their boat behind a “gas place” and swim with their container towards the Noble House Fisheries where they would easily access a bountiful amount of fish.
However, they began their expedition some distance from their usual spot and when they were done they headed towards the fisheries company wharf.
He explained that since the water was falling they were forced to drive in a diagonal direction. However, fearing that the boat would “cut out” for some reason, the men didn’t go too far out into the middle of the river for they could always drift ashore if that was to occur.
The man said “I bend ova fuh fix de fish before it bore me cause is karass we de ketching. Next thing you know a gunshot fire and it ketch me on me shoulder. Right away I fall ova board.”
The man recalled that when he fell from the boat with the gunshot, he held onto a rope that was attached to the boat.
“I hold on pun de rope and me friend drive de boat to de koker and get a car fuh carry me to de hospital,” the man stated.
Gulliver disclosed that gunshots coming from the Chief Guard at Noble House Fisheries were a norm as the individual usually thinks that fishermen are trespassing.
The man added that when the gunshot caught him, there were six other shots fired before the guard stopped shooting.
Police are questioning the security guard as they continue their investigations.

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