ASSISTANT Commissioner George Vyphius, who is acting Commander of Police ‘A’ Division, said, yesterday, that a suspect is in custody for the execution-style killing of Jamaican businessman, Patrick Forbes, in Orange Walk, Bourda, Georgetown, on November 13.

Forbes, who was riddled with bullets at about 00:10 hr while at a popular ‘hang out’ spot, had been involved in a game of dominoes but was shot by a lone gunman, who escaped, when he got up.
The deceased, who had operated a boutique in another city ward, succumbed to the gunshot injuries a few days later at a private hospital.
Forbes, 36, of Lot 186 Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, also in Georgetown, was in company with several other persons when a volley of bullets shattered the early morning quiet.
He was hit in his abdomen and right thigh but, since the shooting, relatives were not inclined to speak to this newspaper.
However, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud related that a group of men were in a shop playing dominoes when Forbes was shot multiple times.
Other persons heard the gunfire but did not see the shooter.

Meanwhile, although no law enforcement official would link the killings of Forbes and ex-Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer, Denzil Mingo, the police said, yesterday, they are in receipt of some information which cannot be disclosed but the investigations are ongoing.

High-powered rifles
Mingo, 21, of Third Street, Alberttown, in Georgetown, too, was killed when two men with what appeared to be high-powered rifles surrounded the vehicle which he and two friends entered as they emerged from the Edge Nightclub on Main Street early Saturday morning.
Police confirmed that it happened about 04:30 hrs and that two men, armed with firearms, opened fire on Mingo, Joseph Barker of Fifth Street, Alberttown and Earlson Murray, 23, of Norton Street, Wortmanville, while they were in a motor vehicle on Main Street, in the city, too.
Mingo was hit several times about the body and pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) while Barker, who was injured, as well, has been admitted to a hospital.
Their motor vehicle, which was damaged by the gunfire, has been detained by the police but no arrests have been made since the incident.