As investigations continue into the Mambo Bar shooting on Saturday night which left one dead and several injured, the police are still to establish any firm leads or motives for the muder. During the attack, Shelliza Basir-Lall, 33, of Lot 2 Charity, Essequibo Coast, was shot and killed before receiving medical attention, while her husband, Raymond, 36, received injuries, but took self-discharge from the Balwant Singh Hospital on Monday.
Also injured in the attack was Parmanand Persaud, 32, of Lot 27 Block B Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, who sustained one gunshot wound in foot.
The Lalls’ chauffeur Badatunde Nedd, also called “Reggae” of Parika, East Bank Essequibo was shot and admitted in the Intensive Care Unit at Woodlands Hospital.
One day after the shooting, an eyewitness told Guyana Times International that there were other persons in the company of Lall and his friends on the night.
They were on the dance floor and hanging with Lall and the others when the men carried out the attack, the eyewitness said.
Meanwhile, from his home on Monday, Lall recalled that about 23: 00h on the fateful night, he was at the Mambo’s Bar with three friends.
As midnight approached, a white Toyota Carina AT 212 motor car pulled up and two masked men exited and started to shoot.
He added that his wife got up and was running for safety when she was shot.
After a while, police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area. This publication understands that at least 19 9mm spent shells were recovered.
Two persons were detained and questioned for the attack, but were reportedly released.
A 19-year-old man was arrested with a 9mm Lugar Pistol during a road block at Mandela Avenue, but a police source confirmed that he was not linked to the crime.
Nevertheless, he will be charged since the gun and 10 matching ammunition discovered in his possession are believed to be illegal.
