Georgetown : Police are investigating a robbery/murder which occurred about 12:45 a.m. today at lot 194 Freeman Street , East La Penitence committed on Fazal Shaheed,58,self employed of 18 Albion, Corentyne,Berbice (deceased); Talin Shaheed,50, of Toronto , Canada and Shalim Shaheed,53, of the USA by two masked men, one of whom was armed with a handgun of an undisclosed amount of jewelry. Investigations revealed that the victims,all brothers along with other siblings were preparing for a memorial service today when the bandits gained access into the house via a door that was opened and pounced upon the victims who were in the living room area and allegedly relieved them of their jewelry and discharged several rounds at the brothers before fleeing the scene. The victims were rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital. Fazal succumbed about 2a.m. whilst undergoing a surgery; the others who received gunshot injuries to their abdomens were treated and admitted .Their conditions are said to be stable.Several spent shells have been retrieved from the scene by investigators who are currently working on several leads in order to quickly bring the perpetrators to justice. A male suspect from East La Penitence has since been taken into custody and is assisting with the investigation.A further update will be given later.
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