POLICE yesterday said that investigations are still ongoing into the shooting incident in Agricola, in which 17-year-old Shaquille Grant was killed, and his friend Romel Bollers was shot and injured.

It could not be confirmed yesterday whether the police had handed over the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, but Acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell told reporters on Monday that the DPP was expected to return the file shortly.
The Top Cop said: “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 implicated police maintain that there was a confrontation during which the youths shot at them.
“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 had to investigate.”
Brumell added that, by reviewing statements from police and residents, the police expect to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
He added that when the police are in receipt of the full report of the investigations, they will then hand over the file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Meanwhile, the police Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is also part of ongoing investigations, as the officers in the shooting are continuing to function in their respective capacities.
Brumell pointed out that while persons are offering recommendations on how the investigation should be conducted, it remains the responsibility of the GPF.
Following the incident last week, Acting Police Commissioner Brumell gave his commitment to the relatives of the late Shaquille Grant to fully investigate the shooting.
On that fateful 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. Shortly thereafter, gunshots rang out, and Shaquille Grant, 17, was shot and killed by the lawmen.
Police said that at about 12:10 hours 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 injured Romel Bollers, 20, of Brutus Street, Agricola.
A .38 Smith and Wesson weapon was reportedly recovered by the police.