An age-old, unresolved land issue resulted in a shooting incident yester-day afternoon at Fairfield in Region Two, which left three people injured, while the shooter was taken into police custody.
Roopchand Maraj, his son Satthan Maraj and his daughter-in-law Rajkumarie Ragoobar of Leguan were shot and had to seek medical attention, this newspaper has learned.
According to Roopchand Maraj, he went to Fairfield where he had several pieces of equip-ment parked, along with his son and his daughter-in-law. Roopchand Maraj is a contractor and has projects ongoing in Region Two.
The area he had to access is currently in dispute, he said, since two other contractors are claiming it as their land. The issue also attracted the attention of the Region Two administration and the Good Hope Pomona Neighbourhood Democra-tic Council. The officials had met all the major stakeholders, he said, and explained to them that everyone would have to have access to the area. Officers from Guyana Lands and Survey had visited the area and survey-ed the access pathway and found that it was on the government reserve. However, he said, a miller had blocked the entrance preventing people from using the pathway. The parties were advised to clear the area so everyone could have access.
Yesterday, Maraj said, with the pathway still blocked, his daughter-in-law went live on Facebook. During her live video, a known contractor fired almost six shots towards the family. In the video, Ragoobar could be heard screaming and crying.
The trio was rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital where they were treated and kept under obser-vation. The .32 pistol, which was fired, was seized from the contractor and he was arrested. Police are investigating.
