POLICE in Region 10 have launched investigation into the shooting death of 30-year-old taxi driver, Ron Clarke, whose bullet-riddled body was discovered Thursday evening (July 17, 2025) in a drain at Victory Valley, Wismar, Linden.
Clarke, who resided at William Street, Kitty, and Lot 76 Wisroc Housing Scheme, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Linden Hospital Complex shortly after being rushed there by public-spirited citizens.
According to the Guyana Police Force, at around 19:15 hrs, a 19-year-old construction worker stumbled upon Clarke’s lifeless body while walking through Victory Valley.
“The teen said he raised an alarm, and Clarke was subsequently removed from the drain, placed in a passing car and taken to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was pronounced dead on arrival,” the release detailed.
Upon examination by medical personnel, multiple gunshot wounds were discovered on the victim’s body, including, five to the right arm, two to the groin, one to the right hip and six to the right thigh.
Additionally, investigators recovered a warhead from Clarke’s underwear.
Police who processed the scene found ten 9mm spent shells scattered along the roadway and a blood-stained pair of black and white Adidas slippers on the southern side of the street.
All items were photographed, collected, sealed in evidence bags, and lodged for ballistic analysis.
The snack shops on both sides of the street were reportedly closed at the time of the shooting.
No eyewitnesses have yet come forward with information regarding the assailants or the motive behind the brutal execution-style killing.
The victim’s body is currently at the Jetsco Funeral Home, where a post-mortem examination is expected to be conducted.
Several persons in the vicinity have already been questioned as investigators continue to canvass the area for surveillance footage or other leads.