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Leopold Street man stabbed to death
A 32-year old miner was stabbed to death early yesterday morning following an altercation with another man. Dead is Shane Anthony Booker of Lot 67 Leopold and Cross Streets, Georgetown. According to reports, the incident happened shortly after 03:00hrs.
Kaieteur News was told that there was an earlier altercation between Booker and the suspect’s male ‘partner’. This newspaper was told that the suspect’s ‘partner’ who goes by the name of “Tiffany” had called him after the altercation with Booker.
Dead: Shane Booker
According to reports the suspect came and challenged Booker on behalf of his male friend.
This newspaper was told that Booker was turning away and was heading back to his home when the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed him, before making good his escape.
Booker was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The suspect was seen running from the scene, with the weapon in his hands.
Booker’s ‘boyfriend’ Donald Masdammar was one of the eyewitnesses to the incident.
He told Kaieteur News that Booker and the suspect were in an argument. He said that Booker was turning away when he was stabbed about two times to the neck.
The police, in a press statement yesterday, said that they were investigating the murder.
It said that investigations revealed that Booker was involved in an argument with a man during which he was stabbed to his neck.
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