One day after a labourer was remanded to prison for the murder of 20-year-old Patrick Fraser, who was shot while liming with friends at an abandoned house in Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, the police have nabbed a second suspect.
Police spokesman Jairam Ramlakhan, in a press release yesterday afternoon, said that the suspect was among three men who were arrested when the police conducted a search at a Westminster, West Bank Demerara premises and found a quantity of illegal items.
Among the items discovered was an unlicensed pistol, seven rounds of live ammunition, a small quantity of cannabis and several electronic gadgets.
The owner of the premises was also taken into custody, Ramlakhan said.
The trio are said to be cooperating with the police.
Fraser, who is the grandson of the owner of the C&F Mall next to the Demerara Harbour Bridge, was shot twice—in his leg and abdomen—around 8.30 pm on May 9.
The incident occurred at an abandoned property located at Norton Street, popularly known as the “drug yard”.
The police in a brief statement had said that Fraser was shot by person/s unknown whilst imbibing with friends in the yard. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Diamond Hospital.
On Tuesday, Kevin Rose, 22, a labourer, was remanded to prison for the murder of Fraser.
Rose, a resident of 1058 19th Street, Diamond Housing Scheme, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan and was not required to plead to the indictable offence.
He was remanded to prison until June 4.
Commander of ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman, had previously informed Stabroek News that acting on information received, the police arrested Rose, who had admitted to the crime during questioning.
He had also implicated an accomplice, who is suspected to be the individual who was arrested yesterday.
A source close to the investigation had told this newspaper that information suggests that the killer/s wanted a firearm Fraser is known to have carried around.
