21 days after cashier shot dead, matter still being investigated
IT has been twenty-one days since cashier Debra Blackman, 48, was gunned down at her workplace, and still no one has been arrested and placed before the courts for her murder.
A senior police official, who spoke with the Chronicle, said the matter is still being investigated, but the reason why the shooter has not been arrested to date is because he has gone into hiding ever since the video footage was released to the media.
The officer said there is no way that the shooter could escape the police. He cannot use his passport to go out of the country because his footage identity would have been posted to all ports of entry and exit in the country.
Asked if the man’s passport picture would match the video footage in order that his identity might be known, the officer said that experts at the ports of entry/exit are very professional and are capable of matching the two pictures.
The officer said the Guyana Police Force will continue to investigate the matter, and bring justice to the family of Ms Blackman. He also said that for the past six months, the police have been able to bring justice to families and to investigate matters very professionally, until the suspects are proven guilty.
“If we are capable of solving so much big crimes in the country for the past couple of months, why can’t we solve this one?” the officer asked.
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, Wortmanville, between Haley and Hardina Streets, and Blackman was shot by a man who had gone there with an accomplice on a motor cycle.
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.
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.
(By Asif Hakim)
