– to face charges of murder, attempted murder

THE Tucville, Georgetown businessman who fired at a car on his bridge, killing a youngster and leaving a woman hospitalised, has reportedly told police he feared he was being attacked by bandits.Dead is 24-year-old Colin Perreira, called “Malcolm” of 213 Barr Street, Kitty. His female friend, 22-year-old Gailann Chacom of Region One, is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Reports indicate that Chacom was in Georgetown visiting relatives.

The businessman has been identified as Robert Benn, a licensed firearm holder. This newspaper understands that Benn reportedly opened fire with a 9 mm handgun when he saw the car – Toyota Allion PRR 4393 – turning on his bridge. Reports indicate that Perreira was teaching Chacom to drive at the time of the shooting.

Benn reportedly told the police that he felt threatened when he saw the car turning on his bridge since he believed the vehicle had bandits.
Benn remains in police custody and according to police sources, he will be charged with murder and attempted murder.

Perreira was shot multiple times about the body and six bullet holes were registered on the front windscreen of the car; the shooting occurred around 20:50 hrs.
Residents in the area described the businessman as a harsh and ill-tempered individual.

“This man is always having problems with people,” one resident said.
A cousin of the dead man who requested anonymity said she is traumatized at the senseless killing. “It’s not like he was sick and he died, then it would be different.
“He leave the house to make two drop-offs and he never returned home.

“This man has a two-year-old daughter who will never know her father.”
She explained that when relatives visited the East La Penitence police station, the businessman was there with his lawyer.
Perreira’s mother, Cerene Roberts, said she was at a church event at the Melanie School Ground, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday night when at 21:30 hrs she received several calls simultaneously informing her that someone had shot her son in Tucville.
Ms Roberts said she visited Perry Street, Tucville, where she was shown the area where the shooting had occurred.
“I last saw my son at 1PM Tuesday afternoon when he came home to use the washroom..and I never heard anything from him after.
“This man [the shooter] must be crazy.”