Fire destroys home of Mount Sinai fatal shooting suspect

A FIRE suspected to be an act of retaliation following the fatal shooting of Patrick Boodie has completely destroyed the single-storey Mount Sinai home of one of the persons suspected to be involved in the shooting, but quick response of the Guyana Fire Service prevented nearby buildings from being engulfed.Neighbours said that just after 23:00h on Thursday night, fire was seen coming from the residence of one of the suspects whom police are seeking as they continue their investigation into the death of 38-year-old Patrick Boodie.

Eyewitnesses report observing flames emanating from within the unoccupied building, and those flames quickly consumed the wooden edifice.

Moments later, smoke was seen emanating from another building, located about sixty metres away. It is suspected that a mattress and pieces of fabric were deliberately set alight.

The gutted building was situated in the very yard where Calvin Charles, brother of the deceased Patrick Boodie, was beaten and stabbed after he had ventured there to investigate allegations of grass fire.

When the Chronicle visited on Friday morning, several fruit-bearing trees in the yard had been destroyed.

Police have yet made no arrest, but investigations are continuing. (Jeune Bailey Vankeric)

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