Almost two weeks after Crime Chief Seelall Persaud said the police are on the lookout for two suspects linked to the gunning down of Eccles, East Bank Demerara money changer Bridgelall Persaud, there has been no new development.
With the evidence at their disposal, the police are still searching all corners for clues that will crack the case, but this is not likely anytime soon. A police rank said that while they are in possession of the descriptions of the alleged gunmen, locating them is another issue.
The police are reportedly looking for a “high complexion” man while the other might have been sporting dreadlocks. According to reports, the armed men disembarked a white motor car which was reportedly trailing the businessman.
These men might have already absconded to the interior or even out of the country, the official stated. Bridgelall’s death is being treated as a robbery/murder, but relatives and close friends think otherwise.
Darren Persaud, a son of the dead man, said his father was the pillar of his family and with his loss; it has left a void that cannot be filled.
Tight-lipped
He said the police remain tight-lipped with respect to investigations, while noting that the car in which his father was executed was handed over to the family.
Persaud added that his family is coping with his father’s death and much emphasis is being placed on his younger siblings. The 42-year-old businessman was gunned down in the vicinity of the lumber yard, and the gunmen escaped with a bag containing Gy$1 million.
According to information received, the man was in his blue Toyota Raum, and as he approached the truck park at Lombard Street, two men armed with handguns exited a white car that was parked some distance away, walked up to his vehicle and opened fire. He was shot once in the head and once in the abdomen.
At the time of the shooting, traffic was moving at a snail’s pace due to the frequent congestion in the area. After shooting the businessman, one of the robbers reportedly reached into his car and removed the bag containing the money.
They then made good their escape in a waiting vehicle which went through a cross street, then into Princes Street and vanished. The businessman was rushed to the Georgetown Pubic Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The businessman was operating in the vicinity of America and Water Streets for the past 20 years.
Pathologist, Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan has confirmed that the businessman was shot twice. Police are yet to say what type of weapon was used in the shooting since ballistic tests are still to be conducted on the two warheads recovered at the scene.
