The man who was arrested Sunday evening in relation to the gunning down of Canada-based Sean Allister O’Brien Greene, is deemed a ‘person of interest’ and he remains in custody as the probe continues, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves said yesterday.
Stabroek News was reliably informed that investigators continue to question the man, who goes by the alias ‘Quarterz’, up to last evening since he and Greene reportedly had an ongoing feud in neighbouring Suriname.
A source informed this newspaper that at the time of his arrest, the suspect was at the Guyana-Suriname border. It is believed that he was about to flee the jurisdiction.
Greene, a father of two of Alberttown and #78 Village, Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice was gunned down in front of the Adventure Suites Hotel on Forshaw Street, Queenstown around 4am on Sunday. In a statement, police had said that investigations revealed that Greene was standing in front of the hotel with others when person(s) unknown approached and discharged rounds at him and fled the scene.
Greene sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Eyewitnesses had told this newspaper that Greene was sitting in a chair under the tent when a lone gunman emerged from a car, approached him and opened fire.
They had said that a number of gunshots were discharged but only six caught Greene. They added that there was no altercation between the gunman and Greene leading them to believe he was targeted. Greene had reportedly told friends that there was a contract on him.
After the shooting, the gunman ran up the street, jumped back into the waiting car and escaped.
Greene, who was a former US marine and lived in the US before migrating to Canada, managed the operations of a family-owned hotel, the Mahogany hotel and bar in Springlands. Following news of Greene’s death, reports surfaced that he was wanted by Canadian lawmen for murder.