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DPP seeks more evidence to ascertain which cop shot Dameon Belgrave
Two months after tragedy…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked police to consult again with forensic and ballistic experts before a ruling is made in the October 7 shooting death of 21-year-old Dameon Belgrave.
Dameon Belgrave
Kaieteur News understands that the DPP is seeking clarity as to which police rank shot Belgrave and wants further information about Belgrave’s wound.
According to a source, investigators are set to question the Guyana Police Force’s ballistic experts and also return to the scene of the shooting.
They are also likely to ask forensic pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridgemohan about the slain man’s wound.
What has reportedly complicated the investigation is the fact the bullet that struck the 21-year-old exited his body. Of the three police ranks that were at the scene, two were armed with assault rifles, while the third had a 9mm pistol.
The one with the pistol and one of the ranks who had an assault rifle both admitted to discharging their firearms. While one rank claimed that he shot in the air, the other said he accidentally discharged his weapon.
Kaieteur News understands that forensic pathologist Dr. Vivekanand Bridgemohan, who conducted the post mortem, indicated that Belgrave was shot with a high-powered weapon.
The DPP had received the Belgrave file last month after Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Justice Cecil Kennard had examined the report.
Belgrave, of Middle Street, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, was fatally shot near the White Castle Fish Shop on Hadfield Street, on October 6 by police. The ranks were pursuing a car when a bullet hit Belgrave who was in a pre-birthday celebration with friends.
Belgrave would have celebrated his 22nd birthday the following day.
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