ACTING Police Commissioner, Leroy Brumell has said, in relation to the Agricola shooting death of 17-year-old Shaquille Grant, that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will advise the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on charges, if any, to be laid.

He added that the file was expected to be returned to the police today, and subsequent to the completion of the advice from the DPP, Shalimar Ali-Hack, charges should be forthcoming within two hours.
The Top Cop said that, against new statements by residents, who said they saw the police in fact execute Shaquille Grant, it is only safe to wait until the investigation is completed before making any pronouncement.
Brumell noted that this was in fact the reason for undertaking an investigation, since the police maintain that there was a confrontation during which the youths shot at them.
He said: “That is what we got, but then we had to go into investigation. If we don’t see anything, we can’t do anything. We now have two sides saying something -police side and persons on the other side, so to get this clarified, you have to investigate.”
Brumell added that by reviewing statements from police and residents, the police expect to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Meanwhile, the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is also a part of ongoing investigations, as the officers in the shooting are continuing to function in their capacity.
Brumell pointed out that while persons are offering recommendations on how the investigation should be conducted, it remains the responsibility of the police.
Following the incident last week, the Acting Commissioner gave his commitment to the relatives of now dead Shaquille Grant to have a full investigation conducted into the shooting.
Last Tuesday morning, a party of policemen on a mobile patrol went into Agricola and cornered five men who were under a shed in the village. Not long thereafter, gunshots rang out and Shaquille Grant, 17, was shot and killed by the lawmen.
Police said that at about 12:10 hrs on Tuesday, ranks on a mobile patrol came under fire from a group of men at Caesar Street, Agricola, and the policemen returned fire, fatally wounding Shaquille Grant, 17, of Lot 12, BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara; and injuring Romel Bollers, 20 of Brutus Street, Agricola.
A .38 Smith and Wesson was recovered by the police.