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BREAKING NEWS…Suspected cop-killer detained

Sep 24, 2013 News

 

Police today detained a 27-year-old man suspected of gunning down Tactical Services Unit rank Michael Cumberbatch at his North Sophia home on Monday night.

Kaieteur News understands that the suspect, who resides in Sophia, was nabbed at a West Bank Demerara location at around noon today.

Three other individuals, reportedly all from Sophia, were detained shortly after Cumberbatch was slain. They are still in custody.

Police Constable Cumberbatch was shot dead at around 21:00 hrs on Monday after he stepped out of his home to speak to a man who claimed he was there to see someone.

Relatives said that Cumberbatch, a father of two, was in his home when a man entered the yard, knocked at the front door, and began calling for ‘Quacy.’ Cumberbatch’s wife reportedly told the visitor that ‘Quacy’ did not live there.
However, the visitor reportedly refused to leave, and this prompted the policeman to come outside. According to reports, Cumberbatch told the visitor “you ain’t hear no Quacy living here?” and ordered the man out of the yard.
The visitor reportedly responded by shooting Cumberbatch twice, before fleeing on foot. Residents reportedly assisted Cumberbatch’s wife in taking him to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he died shortly after.
(Kaieteur News will bring an update in tomorrow’s edition)

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