THE community of Buck Town, Wismar, Linden, was plunged into a state of shock after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head.

Dead is Romel Gomes also known as Eddie, of 53 Wismar Housing Scheme. He was discovered by a friend in his home around 18:00hrs with a suspected gunshot wound to his head. His hands were tied and his throat slit.

An alarm was raised and neighbours quickly converged at the home. Guyana Chronicle was told that Gomes, who lives alone, was still alive when he was found, but it took close to an hour before he was transported to the hospital, as those present were awaiting the arrival of the police. A neighbour then decided to transport him. He was pronounced dead on arrival.

His car was missing and it is suspected that the perpetratorS made good their escape with it. While the police were unable to confirm the information up to press time, there are reports that it was a robbery, since the victim operates a shop. “We just here the gunshot and then everybody ran over and I saw the blood, but he was already gone,” one neighbour related. Another said, “This boy is a quiet boy, don’t mix or anything. I don’t know who could have done this; I believe that he knew who was the person because of how they kill he. People working for their hard-earn money and people just want to rob you.” He would have been celebrating his 33rd birthday on the 22nd March. He leaves to mourn a son and other family members.