Fyrish woman fatally shot

-two suspects in police custody
TWO men are in police custody following the fatal shooting of one of two sisters at their Fyrish, Corentyne, Berbice, home on Friday night.Dead is Patricia Samaroo, 57, a mother of four who was shot in the head by one of two men, who gained entry to their home by kicking open their door.

Her sibling, Annetta Samaroo, 45, was shot and injured and is a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital.

She was shot in the abdomen.

Police reported that at about 23:00 hrs on Friday, Patricia Samaroo and her sister, Annetta Samaroo, 45, were among other persons in their Fyrish home when two men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, kicked open the door and entered the building.

The armed man discharged rounds at the two sisters fatally wounding Patricia Samaroo and injuring Annetta Samaroo in her abdomen, after which they escaped in a vehicle. Annetta has been admitted to the New Amsterdam Hospital.

Quick response by the police led to the detaining of the vehicle used by the perpetrators which had been rented, and the arrest of two men, one of whom has been identified as one of the suspects.

They are in police custody assisting with the investigations.

At the time, the family of eight was at home at Lot 10 Section ‘B’ Fyrish, Corentyne, when the suspects entered the house discharging several rounds.

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