Police ‘shoot’ blank on Rubis accountant’s murder
KILLED: Jason Kurt
KILLED: Jason Kurt

THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) continues to look high and low, far and wide for clues that may lead to the killer and/or players behind the killing of the Rubis Gas Station Accountant, 27-year-old Jason Kurt, who was gunned down in his home last Thursday evening, moments after he and his fiancée had returned home from an outing.Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday confirmed that the GPF has not been able to score any success in this case just yet. He confirmed that while they have been able to question some people, the investigators have failed to come up with a clear suspect or a motive for the killing, which seemed like more than a robbery.

Persons from Kurt’s place of employment, as well as those from the surrounding areas, have also furnished investigators with some amount of information in regard to whether they may have seen or heard anything, but the GPF scoresheet remains blank.

Kurt was, on Thursday, shot to the chest by what appeared to be a lone gunman who invaded his home and shot him before making off with his licensed firearm, mobile phone and Nintendo Game.

One person from the community had indicated that after hearing the loud explosion and looking outside, they had observed someone scaling the fence of Kurt’s home and making good their escape up the road.

Called in after the shooting, the police had questioned Kurt’s girlfriend, who was reportedly upstairs at the time of the shooting, but who claimed she was afraid to venture into the lower flat of the home after hearing the explosion, which sounded like a gunshot.

The accountant had no opportunity to use his weapon in defence of himself.

The police have since launched a hunt for the suspect, as investigations into the shooting continue. (Leroy Smith)

 

 

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