A man was fatally shot by stray bullets yesterday afternoon when he was reportedly caught in the crossfire as a group of youngsters were shooting at each other at Laing Avenue, West Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
The dead man has been identified as 53-year-old Dexter McFarlane, a construction worker of Laing Avenue.
According to the dead man’s brother, Roy Stephens, the shooting occurred at about 17:00 hrs at Second Bridge Laing Avenue, after McFarlane had just gotten out of a bus and was heading home through a short cut in the area.
Stephens told Stabroek News, “While I was coming home my neighbour tell me that somebody get shoot up this side hay and so when I walking come down somebody else tell me that is my brother who get shoot and when I come I see my brother lie down in the short cut hay dead.”
He added, “He (McFarlane) de just come from work and was out of a bus he come from when he went walking through the short cut and he get shoot…but is nah he they go to shoot…is like some youth man them had some lil story and is crossfire, they crossfire, me brother and shoot he.”
When Stabroek News visited the scene last evening, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) were still in the area carrying their investigation. It was unknown up to press time if any of the suspects have been apprehended.
