Police are investigating an incident which occurred at 4.30 on Sunday morning in front of Outside Bar at MovieTowne in which a man was shot three times after multiple weapons were fired.
Prior to this, a guard at the establishment was hit with a Hennessy bottle and he had to be hospitalised.
Two brothers have since been taken into custody.
The police say that investigations revealed that Olofie DeSantos, a 30-year-old mechanic of Bagotville, East Bank Demerara, along with Eron Baptist, a 29-year-old licensed firearm holder of a .32 Taurus pistol and the owner of a black Crown motor car with trade plate Luminous, and his brother Errol Baptist, a businessman (who is also a licensed firearm holder of a .32 Taurus pistol), both of Seaforth Street, Campbellville, Georgetown, went with the said motor car and parked it in front of the entrance of the Outside bar.
As a result, Sheldon Adams, a 41-year-old security guard employed at the said bar, went up to the driver of the car (one of the Baptist brothers) and told him that he could not park the car there and block the entrance. As a result, the Baptist brothers and DeSantos exited the car and refused to move the vehicle, the police said.
One of the Baptist brothers, who had a Hennessy bottle in his hand, then allegedly dealt the security guard a lash to the left side of his face, causing him to suffer injuries and collapse to the ground. DeSantos then allegedly pulled out a handgun from the waist of his pants and discharged several rounds in the area. As a result, persons who were around, names unknown, also discharged rounds, and DeSantos was shot three times (once to his lower abdomen, once to the right side of his chest and once to his left forearm).
He fell to the ground with the firearm, and someone took the firearm away from him. The Baptist brothers then quickly entered the car and drove away, the police said.
DeSantos was picked up by persons unknown and taken to the Woodlands Hospital, while the security guard was also picked up by one of his co-workers and taken to the said hospital.
At the time, the police say that there were over 200 people at the bar. Ranks from CID headquarters processed the scene. Four .40 spent shells, six 9MM spent shells, two .32 spent shells, and two warheads were found at the scene. These were marked, sealed and lodged.
The two Baptist brothers were later arrested, and their firearms, along with two magazines, one containing 12 and the other holding eight rounds, along with their firearm licence, were seized and lodged. They were also swabbed for gunpowder residue, the police said. The said motor car was examined, and what appeared to be two bullet holes, one to the right side back door and one to the right side trunk, were seen. The car was also lodged.
Several persons were questioned, statements were taken, and investigations are in progress.
