A 29-year-old man, Lakeram Persaud, of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, was fatally shot on Saturday during a hunting trip at Friendship backdam, police said.
Rockie Blackman, 64, of Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara, is in police custody assisting with the investigation. Police said the incident occurred while Persaud, Blackman, and two other friends, Wayne Gordon, 58, and Jacob Summer, 29, were hunting in the backdam when they were allegedly attacked by African bees.
According to authorities, the group scattered in different directions, and Gordon and Summer reported hearing a gunshot. Persaud was later found in a trench with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. An empty shotgun casing was recovered nearby.
Persaud’s body was taken to Diamond Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Blackman, Gordon, and Summer were arrested and tested for gunshot residue.
Investigations are ongoing.
