Authorities were warned against licensing Middle St shooter – associate

A hole left in a room of Deryck Kanhai’s house after he shot himself in the chin in 2010.

A close friend and associate of Deryck Kanhai is claiming that last week’s murderous shooting rampage could have been prevented if officials had heeded his warnings against issuing the miner with a gun licence.

The man, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told Stabroek News that he had tried to advise police and other authorities against issuing his friend with a gun licence in the light of his previous actions,