14 August 2006
Shazim Mohamed
Shooting
Mark Maikoo, Chitram Persaud, Eon Wigman and Richard Stuart, print technicians for the newspaper Kaieteur News, were shot dead on 8 August by an armed gang in their newspaper’s printing press in Bagotstown, a suburb of the capital city of Georgetown.
The gunmen reportedly obliged the men to lie face down on the ground before shooting them in the head. All four died instantly. According to reports, other people were seriously injured in this attack, including Shazim Mohamed who was reportedly rushed to hospital, where he later succumbed to his head injuries on 14 August. The motive for the attack is unknown.
