THE police are investigating an alleged murder of a security guard of Atlas Security Service, who as stationed at the Guyana National Museum in Georgetown.
According to information from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the incident occurred around 19:00hrs on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Details are that Shawn Lovell, 57, who lived at 96 Campbellville Housing Scheme, was stabbed multiple times after an argument with a fellow guard.
The police said that Junior Anthony Lindore, 38, also a security guard with Atlas Security Service, had taken over the evening shift from Lovell at 17:40hrs.
Lovell left the museum after handing over duty but returned about an hour later to the guard hut, accusing Lindore of stealing his cellphone.
This accusation quickly escalated into a heated verbal exchange, during which Lindore produced two knives from his haversack.
A struggle broke out between the two men, during which Lindore stabbed Lovell twice in the back, once in the right shoulder, and inflicted four stab wounds on Lovell’s right hand.
Following the attack, Lovell fled the guard hut but collapsed motionless into a nearby concrete drain to the east of the museum.
Emergency medical technicians were called to the scene, but Lovell was pronounced dead by Dr. Kellman at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Authorities recovered three knives and a cutlass from the guard hut as part of the crime scene investigation.
A thorough investigation was conducted by the Crime Scene Unit from CID headquarters, including interviewing several individuals present.
Lindore was apprehended at the scene, informed of the allegation, and subsequently arrested.
Lovell’s body was transported to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home pending a post-mortem examination. The police continue their investigation into the circumstances surrounding this tragic incident.