Woman shot during Leopold St gunplay
Police at the home of the injured woman ,Jacqueline Lagnah, following the shooting incident.
Police at the home of the injured woman ,Jacqueline Lagnah, following the shooting incident.

A 55-year-old resident of Breda and Leopold Streets, Werk-en-Rust, identified as Jacqueline Lagnah was shot twice in the lower back when two men opened fire indiscriminately on Wednesday morning in the area

A relative of the injured Jacqueline Lagnah as he vented his concerns on Wednesday, following the incident.

The incident occurred around 11:20hrs and Lagnah, a shop owner was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she is presently in a critical condition.

Two persons are in police custody and a car lodged following the shooting incident which reportedly stemmed from an argument between a group of men in the area.

Police reported that about 20:00hrs on January 16, 2018, there was a brawl among Alkelvin Anthony called “Reddis Pratt”, 40, of Lot 377 East Ruimveldt, another man called “Barney” and some other men after “Barney” allegedly robbed one of Anthony’s friends at the said Leopold and Breda Streets area. However, at about 11:20hrs on Wednesday, Anthony and Atwell Martin called “John Kerby”, 47, of Lot 709 Penny Lane Street, South Ruimveldt went to Leopold and Breda Streets, Werk-en-Rust, in motorcar PTT 9251–a Toyota Premio–and they allegedly discharged gunshots indiscriminately when Lagnah was shot twice to the lower back.

Police stated that based on information received “Barney” was stabbed to his face; his whereabouts are unknown at this time. After the shooting, Anthony and Martin escaped in the said car. However, they were pursued by a police patrol and the car was intercepted at Penny Lane Street, South Ruimveldt, after which the two men were arrested and the said car seized.

Onlookers at Breda and Leopold Streets, Charlestown on Wednesday.

The crime scene was processed by ranks of the Crime Scene Unit and the investigations are active. When the Guyana Chronicle arrived at the scene on Wednesday morning, residents were out in their numbers. They were all tight-lipped about the incident. A man, said to be a relative of the injured Lagnah, was heard venting his concerns as police cordoned off the scene.

‘John Kerby’

Back in November 2016, an ex-policeman had pumped three bullets into Martin during an altercation outside the ‘Wings and Things’ Bar, Mandela Avenue Georgetown. Martin at the time was shot to the chest and abdomen during an argument with the ex-cop, who is a licensed firearm holder. It was reported that Martin was standing outside the hangout spot when an argument ensued between him and the ex-cop, after Martin placed some beer bottles on the man’s car and refused to remove them. It is alleged that after the argument, the ex-cop went into the bar but Martin followed and shot at the former cop, but missed. The man immediately drew his licensed handgun and discharged three rounds at Martin, hitting him in the chest and abdomen.

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