NATIONS Principal, Dr. Brian O’Toole has shared that even though the investigation into the January shooting, which has rendered his left arm paralysed, is dragging on, he will continue the fight for justice.

In January, Dr O’Toole, a veteran educator, was shot at his Bel Air Promenade, Georgetown home, following a terrorist threat to students of the school by an unknown person. An investigation was launched into the incident but it has slowed significantly as time progressed.

“I met with the police about two or three days after the shooting, and I never saw them after 13 weeks,” he said in a recent interview with the Guyana Chronicle.

During that time, he underwent several costly operations to his paralysed arm and still has another to undergo.

“It’s been a whole rollercoaster of emotions,” he shared, while adding that his recovery has been affected since there is little progress in getting justice.

“I’ve had about 26 to 30 interviews from newspapers in England, Canada, the United States and the Caribbean, and all of them ask what is being done [by the law enforcement],” he said, adding: “I’ve got no political agenda, but all I can say is I don’t know, the police haven’t told me.”

He lamented the situation is a frustrating one because not only was he shot, but the lives of hundreds of students at Nations were at risk because of the threats made. Other educational institutions received similar threats subsequent to the ones made to Nations, effectively putting hundreds of other students at risk too.

“Without sounding arrogant, but if someone like me with all of my contacts… if I can’t get action, what happens to some poor Joe in the street?” O’Toole questioned. “It is for them I am fighting this,” he said.

Following a string of articles critical of the Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Leslie James, decided to reach out to the Nations principal.

According to Dr. O’Toole, there have been some negative reports made in the media that have exacerbated the situation for him. Following the incident, the safety and security of Dr. O’Toole and his wife was further threatened when details of his residence was shared. Weeks later, he shared that an article, accusing him of taking bribes to stay mum on the matter, was being circulated.

As such, the police commissioner and the educator have mutually agreed to host a joint press conference to provide an update on the investigations and to clarify various matters connected to the shooting.

This press conference will be held on Monday at 10:00hrs at police headquarters, Eve Leary.