Rupununi cowboy shot dead at Aishalton ranch

Jul 10, 2023 News

Kaieteur News – The lifeless body of a 27-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head on Sunday morning at a ranch outside Aishalton in the Deep South Rupununi

Dead: Lewis (only name given)

Dead is Lewis (only name given), a vaquero (or ranch hand) who lived at the South Central Rupununi village called Parikowaro. The shooting took place at a private ranch which is situated some 10 miles northwest of Aishalton. Reports are that the man was shot execution style to the forehead.

A police source noted that the man’s employer showed up at the Aishalton Police Station on Sunday morning to report that Lewis was shot dead. Residents suspect the man’s employer had shot him since the two were the only ones at the ranch.

Other sources at Aishalton related that the shooting may have stemmed from the young man making demands for his salary from his boss. The man had allegedly threatened to shoot another ranch hand who worked with him prior to Lewis. That man was threatened by the accused with a gun during an argument.

A resident of Aishalton said the assailant has a history of threatening to shoot villagers including his partners.

Police are investigating the incident.

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