AN autopsy, done of the body of 27-year-old Dale Christopher of Lot 1A Rosemary Lane, Georgetown, revealed that he died from perforation of the liver and lungs due to gunshot injuries.

Police said one metal fragment was extracted from the body of the deceased which was lodged in his upper back. The body was then handed over to relatives for burial on Friday.

Some 500 persons were attending a party at Hill Street, Lodge, Georgetown, in clear breach of the COVID-19 22:30 hours curfew, when Christopher was shot and killed Tuesday last.
Hours after the Guyana Police Force issued a wanted bulletin for 42-year-old Osafo Sereste Grundall of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, Georgetown, in connection with the murder; he turned himself in at the Brickdam Police Station.

Christopher, called “Sun Skull” of Rosemary Lane, Cummingsburg (Tiger Bay) was shot once to the abdomen around 06:00 hours at Hill Street, Lodge, Georgetown.

He had left home at about 01:15 hours in the company of a friend to attend a party. However, at about 06:00 hours, two to three loud explosions, suspected to be gunshots were heard, causing the crowd of about 500 to disperse.

At the time of the shooting, the DJ and Selector were providing their services at the party but were later informed that someone was shot. As such, they reportedly stopped the party, packed up their equipment and left. Police stated that a taxi driver was passing along Mandela Avenue at the time when he was stopped by three males carrying the injured man, who was bleeding from a wound to the abdomen.

Christopher was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Three other suspects were taken into police custody and questioned as investigations continue.