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Who shot ‘Spoil Child?’ Baffled investigators check hands of ex-cop and slain partner for gunpowder residue
Police are examining all
possibilities as they continue to
investigate last Thursday’s shooting death of 28-year-old Collesa Hunte and ex-cop Teon Allen.
Teon Allen called ‘Spoil Child’
Investigators say that they are baffled as to what exactly happened in the couple’s Amelia’s Ward, Linden house.
Kaieteur News understands that Allen, also called ‘Spoil Child’, has told police that he “was attacked”, but did not say who his attackers were.
Police confirmed that there was no indication that anyone had forced their way into the house. There were also no bullet holes on the outside of the building.
“We are very puzzled (as to what transpired); we are looking at every possibility,” a police official said.
Collesa Hunte, 28, a mother of two, was found lying in the kitchen with a gunshot wound to the side. She succumbed shortly after being taken to the Linden Hospital Complex.
Dead: Collesa Hunte
Allen, who was also shot, is hospitalised at the same institution under police guard.
The couple’s home is situated in a remote and bushy area, aback of Central Amelia’s Ward.
Residents in the area gave no indication of having seen or heard anything amiss.
Police have no eyewitness accounts of the incident. They said that a lone security camera in the area was not working.
However, spent shells in the building where the couple lived suggested that the gunmen used at least two firearm of different caliber.
Police also recovered a pistol in the building. Bullet holes in the walls indicated that several shots were fired.
According to a police official, ranks rushed to the house after receiving reports of gunshots in the area.
On entering the premises, they found Collesa Hunte slumped on the kitchen floor. She succumbed shortly after.
There have been a series of gang-related incidents in Linden, in which a group known as the ‘Cayenne Gang’, had reportedly been targeting Allen.
Allen’s apartment in Fair’s Rust was burnt down a few months ago.
His cousin, Eon Williams, and his girlfriend were later shot execution-style.
Williams reportedly bore close resemblance to Allen, and there was suspicion that he was a victim of mistaken identity.
The ‘Cayenne gang’ was suspected to have carried out the execution, as a vehicle allegedly belonging to a gang member was left near the scene.
In November 2019, Allen was shot at Rahaman turn, Houston, East Bank Demerara.
While he was before the courts for having an illegal AK-47 in his possession, he was arrested and charged for harbouring wanted men, Uree Varswyck and Mark Royden Williams.
The two had broken out of the Camp Street Prison on July 9, 2017 during a fire and riot.
Prior to this, he was charged with discharging a firearm with intent to commit murder and released on $50,000 bail.
He was also wanted by police in Linden for the attempted murder of Denise Grant and Tiffany McDeth, in Amelia’s Ward, on September 2, 2019
In December 2019, he was charged for shooting at a policeman and being in possession of illegal arms and ammunition.
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