Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken yesterday visited the grieving family of 68-year-old Frederick Williams who died on January 15 after the police open fire on him and another man at Airy Hall, Mahaicony.
A release from the police said that Hicken met with the deceased man’s three sisters and one of his sons, who all expressed their grief and concerns surrounding the incident.
Hicken listened attentively to their concerns and assured them that a thorough investigation is underway by the Office of Professional Responsibility and the Police Complaints Authority and that every aspect of the incident will be carefully examined, the release said.
He said that once the investigation concludes and the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions makes its recommendations, he will meet with the family again to discuss the next steps.
Hicken reaffirmed that “everything will be done to ensure that justice is served”.
Williams died after the police opened fire on him and Roger Erwyn Pierre. Williams had been attempting to pacify Pierre who had spread terror in parts of Mahaicony and wounded several persons.
The families of both men later told Stabroek News that autopsies showed that they died from gunshot wounds. The police have not released the results of the autopsies.
