Cops ID Harbour Bridge Killer

Dec 28, 2015 News

Police have identified the suspect who shot and killed a mini bus passenger on Saturday night and injured a Special Constable during a row over whether a window in the vehicle should remain closed.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum has confirmed that investigators know who the gunman is and are trying to track him down.
Meanwhile, the man he shot in the head is yet to be identified.
The second victim, Special Constable, Randolph Williams was treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), and sent away.
The brazen killing occurred on the Demerara Habour Bridge at around 18:00 hrs on Saturday.
There are reports that after killing the passenger, the gunman calmly walked a short distance before entering a car.
A worker at the bridge said yesterday that when the incident happened, the driver of the mini bus drove to the outpost and informed the Special Constables, who were on duty.
“He was advised to take the man to the hospital and the bridge was immediately closed off so that the police can find the person if he was still on the bridge,” a source explained.
“A car stopped and a man come out the car and attempted to walk away, so the worker at the bridge stopped him.
“The person had no idea that he was the shooter. The man (suspect) then pushed the gate and run away.”
As the suspect was fleeing, the passengers in the mini bus were reportedly shouting for someone to stop him, but the Special Constables were unarmed at the time.
Armed ranks are usually stationed at the location.
Williams, who was in the seat behind the driver, recalled that the row between the two men began when the suspect asked the other to shut a window, since it was raining.
However, the man refused to close the window, since he claimed that the suspect, who was sitting behind him, “was smelling.”
The suspect reportedly warned the other man that he (the victim) didn’t know who he (the suspect) was, and reportedly mentioned the nickname ‘Gangster.’
The row reportedly continued as the bus was heading to the eastern end of the Harbour Bridge, and the driver eventually stopped and told the two men to disembark.
However, after exiting the bus into the rain, both men immediately rejoined the bus.
According to Williams, the victim opened the window, while the suspect slammed it shut.
Shortly after, Williams heard a gunshot. This was followed by a second shot, which grazed him.
While the shot passenger collapsed in the bus, which had stopped, the gunman exited and headed east.
Meanwhile, the unidentified man, who was shot in his head, was rushed to the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital, (Diamond Diagnostic Hospital), where he was pronounced dead.

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