The farmer, Fenton Belle, 45, counted his lucky stars on Tuesday evening after a lone gun man open fire in his direction moments after he had finished conversing with a friend who is a policeman.
Berbice Divisional Commander, Lyndon Alves on Thursday said investigators were making headway in their investigations into the execution attempt on a New Amsterdam farmer and arrested a suspect said to be involved in the shooting.
Reports are that Fenton Bell was shot once as he was about to enter his home.
The Berbice cattle farmer had just walked a friend out of his gate when he noticed someone hiding behind a concrete wall near some bushes in a nearby playfield.
Opposite Bell’s Lot 2 Islington home is the Stanford Cricket Ground. According to Bell, the shots came from inside the ground where the caretaker’s house once stood.
He said after the first shot was fired, he threw himself to the ground, but the gunman fired three more shots. He said that one of the bullets grazed his neck as he was attempting to enter the house to call for help. He said he managed to call the Police who arrived quickly. Three warheads were recovered.
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