THE police have arrested a man for questioning in relation to the murder of shopkeeper, Shawn Anys of 743 ‘D’ Field, Sophia.Police are also looking for another suspect, who they hope to question as the investigations into the robbery/murder continue.
Anys was shot twice while at his ‘D’ Field Sophia home last Saturday when two gunmen, one masked, invaded his home.
During the robbery, the bandits threatened to shoot the man’s four children while demanding cash, and were told there was no money. However, the men were able to grab $50,000, a laptop and five mobile phones before fleeing the scene, leaving their shot victim in a pool of blood.

The Guyana Chronicle has also been informed that immediately after the robbery that night, another person who was walking on the roadway was robbed of his mobile phone by two persons.
That phone is presently in use, and according to sources, the person who is now using that stolen phone is making contact with persons whose names are in the phone via WhatsApp and with the aid of the address book.
In the meantime, what is strange in all of this, and which the police are investigating, is that the WhatsApp display photograph on that stolen phone is a semi-automatic weapon which can been seen displayed on a bed.
On Saturday last, Anys, who operates a shop at his home, was at home along with his four children, while his wife, the children’s mother, was out at a birthday party.
The man’s eldest child, aged 15, spoke with the media about what happened that night when his father was shot.
He said his father got out of his bed and went into the yard after they told him that someone might be there as the dogs were barking continuously. He then came face-to face with two men who were armed with guns.
According to the teenager, his father began to step backwards into the house, but tripped and fell, and one of the men shot him. The boy said at that point, his father crawled into the house and together they attempted to close the door, but the gunmen overpowered them and made their way into the house.
After the first shot, the children ran into their bedroom while the eldest child made his way to the back of the house. They then heard another gunshot and one of the gunmen came to the kitchen where the boy was and pointed the gun at him but soon turned his attention to the younger children.
The boy said that he used that opportunity to run out the back door and kneeled on the landing and began praying and crying as the gunmen remained in the house with the younger children.
All of this happened within five minutes, the teenager said, as he recalled that after he reentered the house, he attended to his father by attempting to clean the blood from his wounds and stop the bleeding with several rags and placed a fan to cool his father down.
The young man explained too that he tried to call the police emergency numbers but those rang out, so he resorted to calling his mother and informing her what had happened and instructed her to come with the police, and she did.
Asked if he would be able to identify the unmasked gunman if he sees him again, the teenager responded in the affirmative. The child said that he was not aware of any problems that his father might have had with anyone from the area or elsewhere.