Three homes, three shootings, same morning, as gunmen raid Onderneeming sandpit.

Feb 08, 2020 News

As crime continues to spiral out of control in the village of Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast, residents are increasingly fearful. On Wednesday, three homes were shot at in three separate incidents, mere minutes apart from each other, after three men went on a shooting spree.

“The car windshield that was damaged during the shooting.”

Based on reports reaching Kaieteur News, some time around 03:00 hrs on Wednesday, a 39-year-old housewife and her family, were awakened by a loud explosive sound, which sounded like a discharging gun.
The woman, who spoke anonymously to this publication, said that initially she thought someone had thrown a brick on the roof of the home. Her husband, on the other hand, who is a 40-year-old security guard, sensed that it was a gun, and secured his family in the rear of the house.
The woman said, “A noise wake me up on the house top and my husband told me it was a gun. So we carry the four children to the backroom and keep low.
“When I get up the next morning, I see me clothes and so missing from downstairs and the front of the house had some holes in the wall scattered all over the front.”
This publication understands that the stolen clothes were burnt by the attackers, moments after the attack on the family. The weapon involved was reportedly a shotgun.

“Two of the three homes that came under attack.”

Twenty minutes later, the same attackers opened fire on the home of Shannon Successs. Success, who lives in the Onderneeming Red Village, was also awakened by the sound of bullets crashing through her window.
The woman who lives with her 13-year- old daughter told Kaieteur News yesterday, “Upon waking up, I see my window shattered with pellets scattered in my living room. I live here for like five years and I never had a frighten moment like this one that still leave my daughter and I scared for our lives.
“We never have a problem with no one or nothing.”
At 04:00hrs, the men attacked their third target, the home of a 38-year-old woman, and her husband. The woman opted to remain anonymous as she related her story to this publication.
She said that at the time of the shooting, she was at home with her husband and a relative.
The couple believed that the shooting was an attempted robbery, since they had already been burglarised three times within the one year.
In detailing this, the fourth attack on Wednesday, the woman said, “We were awakened by the car alarm going off after hearing a loud impact on the car. We got up and peep through the windows but we didn’t realise that it was a robbery.
“About five minutes later, we hear a second gunshot behind the house and then we realised what was happening. We called the police station but the phone rang out.”
The family indicated that the police eventually arrived in a matter of minutes, since they were already in the area attending to the two previous shootings. It was only then that they exited the home, and noticed the windshield of the family car was riddled by pellets from a shotgun.
An eyewitness who spoke with Kaieteur News said that three men were seen. All of whom wore hoodies and were masked. Following the shooting, the men reportedly escaped to the Onderneeming backlands, which has long been their suspected hideout.
Over the past year, the same description was given of the men who committed similar gun-related crimes. In each case, the men retreated to the backlands.
Residents believe that more needs to be done to guarantee the safety and security of residents of Onderneeming.
When interviewed, the feedback from residents was numerous.
“Fearful is how I would describe living in Onderneeming. During the day, you have to lock up because even in the day [criminal elements] strike. The homes gotta be so grilled up and locked up that in the night if a fire should take place, you can imagine what will happen.
After 18:00 hrs, the safest place to be will be indoors.”

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