The two men detained in connection with the murder of promoter Trevor Rose have been released and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud the investigation remains ongoing.
Persaud told Stabroek News on Wednesday that prior to the men’s release on Tuesday, an identification parade was held.
The shooting occurred around 5 am on January 26 on the Eccles Access Road, East Bank Demerara. Reports are that Rose and a female companion, Latoya Towler, were heading to the woman’s Eccles home when the shooting occurred. They were passengers in a car driven by Troy Nieuenkerk.
According to the police, Nieuenkerk was driving his car when another vehicle drove up alongside and the driver accosted him about how he was driving. “An argument ensued, during which the driver of the other vehicle came out with a firearm and discharged a number of rounds at Nieuenkerk and the other persons in his vehicle after which the perpetrator escaped,” the police said.
Although police initially suggested that the shooting was the result of road rage, based on what Nieuenkerk has said Rose was the target of the attack and may have known the shooter.
A post-mortem examination later revealed that Rose was shot five times. Towler was hit once in the buttocks by what is believed to have been a bullet intended for Rose, while Nieuenkerk was struck in the left shoulder.
