Man son execution…Guyana seeks Interpol's assistance

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Man son execution…Guyana seeks Interpol’s assistance

Oct 07, 2013 News

Local police are looking into the mysterious killing of the two Guyanese who were reportedly shot dead by Venezuelan soldiers. Also, relatives of the dead men told Kaieteur News that they were able to muster some assistance from Venezuelans in Guyana as they actively seek answers and justice.
Last night, Police Commissioner (ag) Leroy Brumell confirmed that local police will be seeking the assistance of Interpol as they probe the incident. “We don’t know what caused the shooting, but we have reports that one of the Venezuelans was injured,” he said.
Reports are that last Thursday, Orlando Fitzpatrick, 52, and his son, 17-year-old Jesse, were shot dead while they were returning to Guyana from their mining operation at Tocopita on the Venezuelan side of the border.
The two were said to have also been robbed of their earnings by the Spanish-speaking “soldiers.” However two other men, who were with the deceased on the fateful night, were somehow spared.
Gladys Seetahall, Fitzpatrick’s mother, told Kaieteur News that she understands that her son and grandson were stopped by a group of men wearing what appeared to be Venezuelan army uniforms while returning to Guyana. She said she was told that the younger Fitzpatrick was shot first, then the father.
This newspaper was informed that the dead men’s bodies were taken back to Tocopita in Venezuela where they were handed over to Fitzpatrick’s sister who lives there.
Relatives are questioning how come four men were in the boat and only two were killed. They are also questioning why the bodies were taken to Venezuela.
Last evening, a relative told this publication that information received indicated that the bodies bore burn marks. The relative said that the family was informed that the victims were shot at close range, “so the burns might be as a result of the machine gun”.
The relative said that local police attempted to go over to Venezuela yesterday and Saturday but did not get far because they are not au fait with the “bush.”
However, they were able to take statements from people living along the banks of the Kaurasima Creek. Kaieteur News understands that those statements reflect that the shooting indeed occurred in Guyana as persons there recounted that they heard loud gun shots Thursday night.
The relative also informed that efforts were made to get assistance from the Venezuelan embassy in Georgetown on Saturday but it was closed. The family then turned to the Venezuelan Institute where assistance was promised to facilitate the return of both bodies to Guyana.

3 thoughts on “Man son execution…Guyana seeks Interpol’s assistance”

Lisa Low October 7, 2013 at 8:02 am

rip guys one love
Michael Williams October 8, 2013 at 8:13 pm

RIP Orlando…very good worker
raja25 October 9, 2013 at 9:08 pm

can we also seek help from Interpol in the solving of the spate of murders and robberies in berbice our police seems not to have a clue as to how to go about solving them,.

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