By Shuntel Glasgow
A security officer of Dazzell Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara was fatally shot yesterday by her twin sister’s ex-boyfriend who afterwards attempted to take his own life.
A Guyana Police Force release stated that they are investigating the incident that occurred at around 1 am yesterday which resulted in the death of Ashanti Liverpool, a 24-year-old security officer and the hospitalization of a 31-year-old security officer of Haslington, East Coast Demerara.
According to the report, the suspect shared a common-law relationship with the deceased woman’s sister. Enquiries revealed that at about 12.20 am yesterday, the suspect went to the Hong Kong Chinese Supermarket located at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, where he met a 23-year-old security officer (co-worker), who at the time was armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and eight live rounds of ammunition.