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Businessman gunned down in hotel yard
– cameras record victim’s attempt to flee from killer
A gunman dressed in a white tee-shirt and black pants chased 37-year-old businessman Intaz Roopnarine to the back of the Cool Square Hotel in Marigold Street, West Ruimveldt, at around 05:30 hrs yesterday, and then shot him dead.
Intaz Roopnarine
Roopnarine, called ‘Bobby’, of 169 Mandela Avenue, collapsed and died near a septic tank. There was a bullet wound on the dead man’s head.
The attack occurred just as Roopnarine was leaving the hotel.
Police sources said that surveillance footage shows Roopnarine, with his licenced firearm in hand, and a security guard, fleeing for their lives, with the alleged killer, gun in hand, in full pursuit.
Roopnarine was reportedly wearing several pieces of expensive jewellery at the time and Kaieteur News understands that one of the slain man’s gold bands and a gold chain were missing. A police release stated that the perpetrator is believed to have fled with the victim’s personal jewellery, which seemed to confirm reports by family members that robbery was the motive.
Police recovered the businessman’s firearm near his body. A female friend who was with Roopnarine escaped unhurt. She has been questioned by the police.
Despite viewing footage of the attack, police said that they were yet to make an arrest.
Kaieteur News was told that Roopnarine had booked a room at the hotel on Wednesday night. While he was in the room, a hotel security guard observed a man fitting the description of the gunman lurking near the hotel, but the man’s presence apparently did not arouse any suspicion.
This newspaper understands that at around 05:30 hrs, Roopnarine and a female emerged from the hotel. The woman was entering a car which was parked nearby and Roopnarine was just walking through the hotel gate when the gunman attacked.
According to reports, Roopnarine and the security guard saw the gunman and retreated to the compound. Roopnarine, with his gun drawn, then ran to the back of the compound with the gunman in pursuit.
One resident alleged that the businessman was attempting to scale the hotel fence but slipped and fell near a septic tank. He was then shot.
Kaieteur News understands that the shooting was not captured on the surveillance cameras. However, the footage showed the killer, dressed in white tee-shirt, black pants and white cap fleeing on foot.
Undertakers removing the body of Intaz Roopnarine (inset) from the scene.
One resident claimed that two gunmen attacked Roopnarine and that they escaped on motorcycles.
A relative told Kaieteur News that they learned about the tragedy after receiving a telephone call. Roopnarine’s wife identified her slain spouse at the scene. The victim is also survived by two children, aged seven and two.
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