By Alva Solomon

NATHAN Gladston Taylor, a 54-year-old father of three, was last evening gunned down at the corner of Sussex and Adelaide Streets in the Georgetown ward of Charlestown, in what is believed to be a revenge hit.“Tuffy”, as Taylor is also known, was a part-time poultry farmer who lived in Adelaide Street, Charlestown, Georgetown. Reports are that Taylor was sitting in front of a house at the street corner

Taylor’s wife, Michelle, being comforted by relatives at the Georgetown Public Hospital

when, at about 21:45 hrs, two men rode up on a CG motorcycle and riddled him with bullets.

Picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, he was pronounced dead on arrival. Having been shot multiple times, hospital sources report that as many as 10 bullets were pumped into his body, including his back, chest and neck.

Persons at the hospital told this newspaper that Taylor’s death may be related to the murder of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Kevon Payne, who was killed execution-style at his Sussex Street home on Tuesday evening.

One relative said Taylor’s son may have been the target, noting that persons in the Albouystown area had accused Taylor’s son of being involved in the Payne murder.

At the hospital, Taylor’s wife and three children were lost for words. Scores of relatives rushed to the public medical institution on hearing of his death, and many were seen comforting Taylor’s mother.

Police cordoned off the crime scene last evening

His friends reported having seen him moments before he died. One friend noted that he had seen Taylor at a shop in the area minutes earlier. He said Taylor was known to be a quiet individual, and his death came as a shock to many persons in the area, given his quiet nature.

At the scene, police ranks cordoned off the area as bystanders looked on in disbelief. Police “A” Division Commander Clifton Hicken, who was on the scene, told this newspaper that Taylor had been engaged in leisure activity when the assailants rode up and shot him.

On Tuesday night, Payne, 22, called “Scar”, a Lance Corporal of the GDF Coast Guard, was gunned down by two men on a CG motorcycle shortly after he had returned

Police investigators recovering spent shells at the scene last evening. Taylor’s slippers and the chair he was sitting on lie nearby

home from duty.

According to a Guyana Police Force release, ranks of a police mobile patrol who were in the vicinity responded to the sound of gunshots and confronted the two suspects, who managed to escape after an exchange of gunfire with the ranks.

Police are investigating both incidents.