COURTNEY Crum- Ewing will be laid to rest today, one week and a day after he was gunned down in Diamond while using a loud hailer to encourage persons to vote in the upcoming General and Regional elections.

Meanwhile, as the man is being sent off today, his family members are still depending heavily on the Guyana Police Force to bring to justice the killers of the father of two.
Just yesterday, another section of the media reported that the man’s family is now moving to provide a reward for information that may lead to those responsible for the killing.
Last week, President Donald Ramotar instructed the police to get on top of the case and bring the killers to justice. Following that charge, the police were able to pick up two persons in less than 24 hours and had also managed to impound a car which they suspected was used in facilitating the man’s execution.
There are those who have deemed the killing politically motivated and President Ramotar and the police have urged persons who can substantiate those claims to come forward and share the information with the law- enforcement body or cease making such claims,which can be considered as incitement.
The killing of Crum-Ewing has seen condemnation by political parties, civil society and other persons who have all expressed shock at the killing and have renewed calls for there to be peace in this season of elections which is usually referred to as the “silly season.”
Today, Crum- Ewing’s body will be opened for viewing at his Diamond residence before being moved to the Parade Ground in Georgetown, thence to the community of Albouystown where a funeral service will held at a church in that community.
The father of three was among other things, a Queen’s College graduate, liked to play basketball and also served in the Guyana Defence Force.