Twenty-four hours after Vincent Williams was gunned down in his South Ruimveldt business place, his relatives are clueless as to what might have caused his murder.
They remain convinced that robbery could not have been the motive as a bag of money was handed over but tossed aside before Williams was shot in the middle of his chest at close range. The jewellery he was wearing was not taken either.
Up to press time last evening, no one had been held by police in connection with this latest murder.
A release from the police yesterday afternoon said they were investigating the murder of Williams, a 67-year-old overseas-based Guyanese, which occurred around 7 pm at Sunflower Circle, South Ruimveldt Park, Georgetown.
According to the police, investigations have revealed that Williams had earlier sold some clothing and other articles that he had brought into the country.
“He was in a shop at the lower flat of the building in the company of a female relative when two men entered and pretended that they wanted to make a purchase. At this stage one of the men pulled out a handgun and demanded cash and jewellery whereupon Williams began to scream and shout and the armed man shot him in his chest after which both men escaped,” the release said.
A relative told Stabroek News that Williams and his girlfriend were in the shop – Bebe’s Supermarket and General Store — when the incident occurred.
The relative said that whenever Williams came to Guyana he would bring items to sell and earlier on Thursday many people flocked the Lot 168 Sunflower Circle residence and business place to make purchases.
The relative added that at the time of the shooting, Williams would have had a substantial amount of local and foreign currency.
At the scene on Thursday night, curious neighbours and friends of the slain man gathered expressing their shock over the incident which rocked the quiet community.
One resident recalled seeing a man running away from the store heading south seconds after two gunshots rang out.
Williams, who was also an American citizen, opened the store mid last year and he last visited Guyana last October. His immediate family resides in the US.
