Police looking for known persons as probe continues

FOLLOWING the robbery and murder of an America Street money-changer last Wednesday on Lombard Street, Georgetown, Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday said that they are looking for several persons, who are known to the police.
The deputy commissioner for law enforcement added that the suspect, who was detained the same day Bridjlall Persaud was killed, has since been released on bail pending investigations.

Persaud, 42, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was riddled with bullets when gunmen robbed him on Lombard Street, while he was at the wheel of his vehicle on his way to work.

The robbers took away a bag containing $1M in cash and escaped.

The murder took place in the vicinity of Builder’s Lumber Yard and INDESCO, a supplier of industrial tools and equipment, as other people were on their way to work.

The police reported that around 08:10 hrs, Bridjlall Persaud, 42, of Eccles, East Bank of Demerara, was driving his motor vehicle along Lombard Street when he was attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

The shooter fired several rounds at Persaud, hitting him in the head and other parts of his body and both men escaped with a bag containing some $1M cash.

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

(By Michel Outridge)