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Kaieteur News – United States (US) drug trafficking convict, Ghalee Khan on Tuesday shot and killed his ex- girlfriend before shooting himself at the woman’s West Demerara home.
U.S. drug trafficking convict, Ghalee Khan
Reports are that the victim, 30-year-old Marissa Beete, an employee of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, was shot to her head at her Lot 706 Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara home.
The shooting occurred between 18:15 and 19:00hrs, police said.
Khan, a 47-year-old Security Personnel attached to the Integrated Security Service, is hospitalised in a serious condition, nursing an alleged self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
“Initial investigation revealed that the now-deceased woman and the suspect shared a romantic relationship for the past two (2) years. However, the relationship ended due to a misunderstanding (it is unclear what was the misunderstanding),” police said in a statement.
According to the statement, at about 16:15hrs Marissa was at home with her 62-year-old mother, Jennifer Vaughn, when she received a call from the suspect, who told her that he wanted to speak with her.
Despite her mom rebuking her for doing so, Marissa opened the door and invited the suspect into the house.
“The 62-year-old woman stated that she got up and went to the back of the house, giving the suspect and her daughter privacy.
Dead: Marissa Beete (Facebook photo)
Sometime after, the woman said she heard her daughter call out ‘Mommy’, followed by a loud explosion. The woman said she immediately rushed to the living room, where she saw her daughter (Marissa) in a slouched-over position on the ground and what appeared to be blood coming from her head.”
Police said that at that time, Ghalee was seen standing with what appeared to be a gun over the victim’s head. The 62-year-old woman said she ran and held on to the suspect, who fired another shot in an unknown direction. The suspect pushed Vaughn to the floor, after which he turned the gun and shot himself once in the head.
Both Khan and Beete were taken to the West Demerara Hospital where the woman succumbed to her injuries and Khan was transferred to a city hospital for treatment where he is currently undergoing surgery.
“His condition is considered serious,” police said while noting that Beete’s body was checked for any marks of violence, and one bullet-like wound was seen above her right eye.
The body was later escorted to the Ezekiel Funeral Parlour, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Police said that they recovered the firearm, along with three (3) live rounds of ammunition at the scene of the crime.
“The scene was checked for anything of evidential significance, and items were taken for forensic analysis. Several persons were questioned as investigations continue,” police said.
In 2023, Khan, a businessman was re-sentenced to an 18-month term some two years after he was sentenced to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and skipping bail. After serving the 18-month sentence, he was deported to Guyana.
Khan and Danvor Griffith were in November 2008 jointly charged with drug trafficking and Khan was granted US$200,000 bail. However, he fled the United States and came to Guyana.
An arrest warrant was issued for him after he failed to appear in a New York court. While in Guyana, Khan established several businesses including a security firm.
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