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Shot America Street money-changer succumbs

Jun 24, 2014 News

–    Assailants still at large
Wendell Liverpool, a popular America Street money-changer who was shot and robbed last Friday by three masked gunmen in front of a night spot at West Ruimveldt, succumbed to his injuries early yesterday.
Liverpool, 44, of Lot 453 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme died around 03:15 hrs in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Kaieteur News was told that the money-changer died hours after doctors had informed family members that he was ‘brain dead.’
The father of four was sitting with one of his brothers at the night spot around 22:00hrs when three masked men approached him on bicycles and shot him to the back, buttocks and shoulder.
Liverpool’s mother, Bernice, in an interview with this newspaper yesterday revealed that the doctors at the GPHC informed family members that the money changer died from the gunshot wound he sustained to his back.
“The doctor said that the gunshot he received to his back damaged some of his organs,” the older Liverpool informed this newspaper. She added that a nurse from the medical institution called the family early yesterday and informed them about the man’s death.
According to the elderly woman, prior to last Friday, her son was attacked and robbed by gunmen twice, not far from where he resided. “One time they take away everything he had on him—money and jewelry.”
Liverpool said because her son wore a lot of jewelry, bandits always had their eyes on him. “I does always tell him to take (the jewelry) off when he going anywhere but he doesn’t listen.”
Recalling what happened on that fateful day, Liverpool said that she was at home when she heard that her son was shot.
The woman said that her stepson told her that while they were drinking outside the night spot three men rode up to Liverpool on bicycles with their weapons aimed at him.
“(The dead man’s brother) said that when he see them he run away. I hear my son pulled off one of their masks but I don’t know cuz dead man carries no tale,” the devastated mother related.
The gunmen reportedly relieved the money-changer of a large gold chain, two gold rings encrusted with small diamonds and a gold band.
Relatives believe that the bandits took cash from their victim.

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