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Relatives of US Army doctor deny he was involved in drugs

Mar 19, 2013 News

 

 …police arrest male at crime scene with drugs in vehicle

Relatives of the U.S. Army doctor who was shot dead on the Corentyne some time between Saturday night and Sunday morning have denied he was involved in drugs.
The body of overseas- based Guyanese U.S Army Service member, Cpt. Dr. Max Kungel, 42, was discovered Sunday morning inside a vehicle in the Number 71 Village, Corentyne rice backlands. The body bore several gunshot wounds.
The doors of the white Tundra, which he rented, were sprawled open; Kungel’s missing iPhone as well as two other cell phones were missing; his wallet was empty, save for a few U.S coins and a US$20 and blood was oozing from his mouth. Three pieces of jewellery were also missing.
He was a medical doctor in the U.S. Military.
Additionally, new details are coming to light. A male who was present at the scene of the crime, during which time the body was discovered shortly after 09:00 hrs, was arrested after police searched his vehicle and discovered a quantity of cocaine. He is still in police custody. Kaieteur News was reliably informed that the individual may have been the person who gave police in Corriverton the tip- off about the crime.
“He [Kungel] never did drugs”, stated one family member. “There was another person who was there [at the crime scene]—there were plenty persons…the fella who made the call to the police—the police searched his vehicle and found drugs…they questioned him and searched his vehicle to look for traces of blood and they found the drugs and they arrested him”. Questions are left unanswered. Did Kungel and the man know each other? And what business did the man who was arrested have at the crime scene?
Meanwhile, a post- mortem conducted on the body yesterday (MONDAY) showed that Kungel died from four gunshot wounds. His mother and another sister from overseas flew into the country yesterday and are also assisting police with investigations.
The family member stated that “If he would have fought back, there would have been some marks of aggression and he was ‘big- built’…he woulda give a hell of a fight.”
Dr. Kungel arrived in Guyana on March 7 last to attend his grandmother’s ‘one- year’ death anniversary religious function and was staying at his sister Anjanie’s residence at Lot 202, Number 72 Village, Corentyne. He was scheduled to leave Guyana yesterday (MONDAY) for Charlotte, North Carolina where he resided. He is not married nor does he have any children.
Detectives also searched the house in which Dr. Kungel was staying and confiscated two laptops, his U.S. passport and U.S. Army card.

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