Four more suspects wanted following SWAT operation at Craig
CRIME Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday told reporters that following the arrests of seven persons on Tuesday morning at Craig, East Bank Demerara during the SWAT team operation, police are looking for an additional four persons.From all indications the four others are known to the police and would have been persons of interest in other investigations.
The Crime Chief also confirmed that following the arrest of the seven men Tuesday yesterday morning, ranks have been able to link them to at least two murders and one high profile robbery.
Blanhum also told reporters that ballistic tests carried out on the weapon that was recovered at the scene of Tuesday morning’s shootout confirmed that the gun was used at the murder scene of Travis Rudder of Nandy Park and businessman Ganesh “Boyo” Ramlall of La Jalousie.
The police also linked the men to the high profile robbery and battery of Land Court Judge, Nicola Pierre and her husband last week.
According to the Crime Chief, the spent shells recovered from both of the murders during initial investigations match the weapon recovered during Tuesday morning’s SWAT team operation.
The SWAT team moved to arrest a group of suspects at a house in Craig in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, but as they closed in they came under fire from the men inside the building, forcing the ranks to return fire. In the exchange one suspect was killed and another injured while a police constable from the police unit was also injured.
The police were also able to recover an unlicensed Glock pistol and two magazines along with several matching rounds of ammunition at the scene.
The ranks were alerted to the presence of the men at the one-bedroom apartment after persons reported their suspicious activities.
By Leroy Smith