After a month on the run from law enforcement officers, murder suspect Deion Evans, also known as ‘Rasta Beans,’ was on Saturday arrested by police in the Cuyuni River area.
Commander of ‘F’ Division Kevin Adonis yesterday confirmed the arrest and said that the investigation is progressing.
He noted that investigators will hold a confrontation today between Evans and the main eyewitness as they move forward with the probe.
Evans was wanted by the police for the murder of 24-year-old Xavier Boyal, who was shot in the wee hours of November 11.
Boyal, who was a pork knocker from Waramuri Mission, Moruca River, North West District, was fatally shot sometime between 3 and 3.45 on the morning in question at Puruni Landing.
It was reported in a police press release, that around 9 pm on November 10th, Boyal left Rock Creek along with one of his co-workers, 20-year-old Orlando Marks, and they headed to Junior’s Disco, also located at Puruni Landing.
When they arrived, Marks allegedly had an altercation with an unknown man, which resulted in him being punched in his face. As a result, Boyal intervened and is reported to have pushed the assailant away. Shortly after, both Marks and Boyal left and were walking along the Puruni Road on the way to their camp.
Sometime after, the police said, 56-year-old Steve Underwood, a food vendor, was starting his car when the suspect entered the vehicle and instructed him to drive. While Underwood was driving, the man reportedly pulled out a black handgun from the waist of his pants, pointed the gun towards the windscreen and discharged a round in the direction of Boyal, who was walking along the side of the road. The windscreen shattered and Boyal instantly fell to the ground. Evans then exited the vehicle, allegedly discharged another round and escaped.
Police added that three gunshot wounds were seen on Boyal’s body: one above the abdomen, one under the right arm and another to the upper right side of his back.
