Messiah Mussenden, a 25-year-old security guard from Buxton/Friendship, East Coast Demerara, who was arrested by police on Sunday, was today charged by a rank from the Criminal Investigation Department’s Major Crime Investigation Unit with murder.
The accused appeared at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court earlier today before His Worship Mr Sunil Scarce, where the charge was read to him. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison.
The matter was postponed to 15th July 2025 and transferred to the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court for report and filing of statements.
Mussenden is accused of the fatal shooting of Rondell Clarke, which occurred on 8th June 2025 at Foulis, East Coast Demerara.
According to a police release, investigators recovered a damaged metal fragment from the body of the deceased during a post-mortem examination.
The fragment was immediately sent to the Criminal Investigation Department’s Crime Laboratory for ballistic analysis.
Following a comprehensive examination, ballistic experts concluded that the metal fragment recovered from Clarke’s body was discharged from an AR rifle that was in the possession of Mussenden, who is employed by Force Security Solutions.
