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Mahaicony bandit wanted for Linden businesswoman’s murder
– suspect in shooting of taxi driver, armed robberies
One of the prime suspects in Wednesday’s robbery at a Mahaicony supermarket appears to be a dangerous career criminal who is wanted for murder and a string of other serious crimes in four police divisions.
Carlos Evans and ‘Gun Youth’
The suspect, who is said to be a Charlestown, Georgetown resident known as ‘Gun Youth,’ is one of three men who police captured after an intense, 18-hour stakeout.
Kaieteur News understands that the suspect gave police a fictitious name, but detectives eventually identified him.
They have established that he is a suspect in the murder of 45-year-old businesswoman, Shevon Gordon, who was shot dead near her Block 22, Wismar, Linden home last April.
Two men were subsequently charged. Soon after, police received statements from individuals who identified ‘Gun Youth’ as the person who pulled the trigger.
He is also a suspect in a grocery store heist at New Amsterdam, Berbice, which occurred in January. He was wounded after allegedly shooting at police ranks, who had cornered him at a house at Stanleytown, Berbice.
Police said that ‘Gun Youth’ is also wanted for the attempted murder of a taxi driver, who was shot in East La Penitence this year.
Further, he is believed to have committed an armed robbery at a Popeye fast food establishment.
‘Gun Youth’ was captured on Wednesday night after the car in which the Mahaicony bandits were escaping crashed at Mahaica.
Two other suspects were captured on Thursday after police ranks set fire to a bushy area in which the gunmen were hiding.
One of the bandits, a 21-year old labourer from Rosignol, West Bank Berbice, was shot in the right shoulder.
His alleged accomplice, a 51-year-old man from Charlestown, received several shotgun pellets to his face. He is likely to lose an eye.
At least one of the bandits was positively identified by some of the victims of the robbery which took place at the J. Singh and Sons Supermarket at La Raisonable, Mahaicony.
Police were able to recover some of the stolen items including a DVR, which had recorded some of the bandits’ operation, and some jewellery.
They also recovered a 9mm pistol with three matching rounds.
On Wednesday, around 14:00 hours, the men held 45-year old businesswoman Lakranie Singh and her employees at gunpoint, and after beating her savagely about her body, escaped with an undisclosed amount in cash, jewellery and other valuables.
The men appeared to be well informed about the supermarket’s layout, since they also took away a DVR, which recorded footage from surveillance cameras that are located at strategic points on the premises.
Lakranie Singh, who was treated at the Mahaicony Hospital for injuries, said she was on the premises with her workers when four bandits stormed the place.
The woman said that while two of the bandits accosted her workers, one of them dragged her into the supermarket, beating her, while demanding cash and valuables.
The villagers responded but by the time they were fully mobilized, the bandits made a hasty retreat, using Singh’s Toyota IST to aid in their getaway.
But their getaway plan hit a snag when the driver crashed into a trench at Zeeland, a few miles away.
The bandits, sensing that they were being followed, quickly exited the car and bolted into the nearby backlands, with the police in hot pursuit.
One of the gang was quickly captured by the cops.
Realising that the robbers had fled into a bushy area, residents, who are familiar with the terrain joined in the manhunt. They
managed to convince the police that they should stake out the area until dayclean. They also set fire to the bushes.
According to a source, one of the bandits, who was overwhelmed by the thick smoke, came “crawling out like an insect.”
He was promptly arrested and taken away to the nearby police station.
About 30 minutes later, another bandit, also overwhelmed by the smoke tried to make a dash for freedom but was shot.
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