Seven months later…Shot cop seeks justic

 
Samuel Elvis, the 24-year-old policeman who was mistakenly shot by his colleague on March 20, last, is still demanding justice from the Guyana Police Force.
Elvis, who had his right leg amputated as a result of the gunshot wound, said that since his accident, he lost contact with members from the Force, including his friends.
The 24-year-old father of one of Lot 4 Bella Dam, Pourderoyen, West Bank Demerara (WBD) revealed that he cannot walk because of his injury nor do the things he once did.
He said that he cannot even work to maintain his family- a thought that haunts him daily.
“It’s hard to even think that I am so young and this happened to me, and then too, I was injured on the job- someone else is responsible for my injury and that person gets to move on with his life while I am stuck.” .
According to the father of one, since his accident, the Commander for B Division is the only one who has been supportive towards him and his family.

Samuel Elvis

“He makes me feel like a policeman,” the shot cop said. He added that the commander on many occasions would invite him to various meetings in the division and also to their fun days.
“I feel like I am still a part of the Force… whenever there is an event, I am invited,” Elvis said
To show him that he was not forgotten, ranks from the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station presented Elvis with a fan on his birthday about two weeks ago.
Amsterdam, when contacted, said that Elvis is depressed and he and his team will be working with him to ensure than he get pass this horrific ordeal.
Recalling what transpired on that day, the shot cop said, sometime after 01:00 hrs on March 20, he and another rank were asked to uplift a lost weapon belonging to the Guyana Defence Force.
Elvis said that after collecting the weapon, they were at the base waiting to lodge it when a Corporal picked it up and cranked it.
The gun went off and he saw blood was pouring from his right leg.
That was when he realized he had been shot.
An angry Elvis said, “I was not doing my own thing when I get shoot, I was at work, and nobody come forward yet to tell me anything. Everyone from the GPF just pull out like I was never a part of the Force.”
Efforts to contact the Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud for a comment proved futile.