Police seek public’s assistance in identifying shooter

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) is seeking the assistance of members of the public in identifying the suspect whose image was caught on a surveillance camera attached to the Chinese Delicious Restaurant on Durban Street, where cashier Debra Blackman, 48, was gunned down on Saturday August 23 by a person who purportedly had gone there to purchase food.

The captured footage of the clearly discernible face of the man is attached to this article.

Anyone with information that may lead to identification and possible location of this individual is asked to contact the police on the following telephone numbers: 225-2227, 225-6411, 225-8196, 226-7065, 227-1149, 911, or the nearest police station.

All information will be treated with strict confidence.

On Saturday August 23 restaurant cashier Debra Blackman was fatally shot at her workplace, where she had served for over 14 years.
The restaurant is located on Durban Street between Haley and Hardina Streets in Wortmanville, Georgetown, and Blackman was shot by a man who had gone there with an accomplice on a motor cycle.

(By Asif Hakim)