Businessman fatally shoots squatter during altercation

Apr 18, 2014 News

An overseas-based businessman is now in custody following the shooting to death of a man whom he claimed was an intruder and was squatting on his land. Dead is Errol Lindo, 52, of High Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, Caracas, West Canje, Berbice.
According to reports the businessman, Charles Henry called ‘Wheels’ or Charles Bristol,

What remains of the businessman’s car

a former national volleyball player, claims ownership to a vast piece of land situated in the High Dam, Caracas area aback of Angoy’s Avenue.
Henry has for years been having many problems with a number of persons who have been squatting on the land and have been refusing to remove, despite many court orders and notices of removal.
According to residents, one such person, Errol Lindo, has been living on the land for over 20 years and has been refusing to move. His (Lindo’s) house was well furnished and was locked up for a number of months.
According to residents, Lindo was known to the authorities and had abandoned the house for about two months and was living in Black Bush Polder with his relatives.
Around 11:00 hrs on Wednesday last, Henry arrived at the location in his car PGG 4048 with some men and started to dismantle the house. Residents in the area telephoned Lindo’s sister, who arrived some time after, and an altercation ensued between her, the land owner and the men demolishing the house.
A phone called was made to Lindo. He arrived at the premises around 17:00 hrs and

Errol Lindo’s house that was dismantled

proceeded into the yard which was being occupied by Henry and his workmen. An altercation ensued between the men, during which time residents stated that they heard what sounded like three gunshots and Lindo fell to the ground. The police were summoned and arrived at the location within minutes.
The critically injured man was picked up by the police and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was admitted for emergency treatment. He succumbed around 20:45 hrs.
In the meantime, Henry and his workmen were confronted by a hostile crowd that had gathered at the scene. The men fled and Henry took refuge at a nearby residence.
In the interim, the angry residents set fire to the man’s car, a silver grey Toyota Carina 192 bearing registration number PGG 4048. He was rescued by the lawmen, who had to call for reinforcements as the crowd got more hostile. The fire service was also summoned to extinguish the fire on the car which by then was completely burnt. The car was also turned overturned.
Henry was taken into custody and his firearm was lodged.
However, Henry, who it is understood has retained the services of two prominent attorneys, and his workmen, are giving a different account of what took place.
He is claiming that he is the Power of Attorney for the land which is owned by his family. He also stated that he was granted an injunction against the squatters to have them removed. He is also alleging that he was first attacked and threatened by Lindo’s sister who approached with a cutlass in a hostile manner.
The businessman is claiming that when Lindo arrived he was engaged with somebody else and the man attacked him with an axe. He said his workmen called out to him just in time to watch out. He said he spun around and saw the man approaching him with the weapon. He immediately fired a shot which hit the man who was still advancing towards him. He was in a corner and could do nothing else than to fire twice more.
He said he was seeking assistance to put the wounded man in his car to take him to the hospital when “the crowd got out of hand”.
Yesterday, as a result of the shooting, residents in the area staged a protest through the streets of New Amsterdam calling for justice. They stopped at the Central Police Station, and in front of the man’s business place, Bristol’s Mini Mall.
Investigations are continuing.
Errol Lindo was fingered in the disappearance of seven months pregnant neighbourhood policewoman, Gould Marcell Amsterdam called ‘Massa’, 37, a mother of three.
The woman who lived with her three children in a two-bedroom cottage at Caracas, Vryheid, West Canje, disappeared last year and has not been seen or heard from since.
Lindo, who it is reported was the father of one of her children, was taken into custody for a number of days.

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