Anthony Charles, aka ‘Skiddle’, of Leopold Street, Georgetown was yesterday gunned down and police are currently searching for a silver-grey Allion motor vehicle which was used in the getaway.
‘Skiddle’ a 33-year-old labourer, was killed execution-style on D’Urban Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. His body was riddled with 12 bullets including to his neck and forehead. The motive for the killing is unclear but the police have since launched an investigation.
The police, in statement yesterday afternoon, said preliminary investigations revealed that Charles was in company of another labourer, 43-year-old Dexter Lawrence, at the time of the shooting. They were walking towards a shop at the corner of D’Urban and Smyth streets to purchase alcohol.