| Police have detained an individual they have described as a “known drug dealer” who is suspected ofExecuted: O’Riley Smallordering last Saturday’s execution of 31-year-old O’Riley Small.Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed yesterday that investigators detained a third individual on Monday night, but declined to give details about the suspect.Meanwhile, police have been building a stronger case against the security guard suspected of killing Small.Forensic experts from the Force have now found gunpowder residue on the steering wheel of the suspect’s car. They had earlier found traces of the same residue on his hands and on a ‘hoodie’ that they had retrieved from his vehicle.While the suspect continues to deny any knowledge of Small’s murder, he has reportedly placed himself at the scene of the crime, having told investigators that he dropped the victim home prior to the execution.Police believe that he may have been trying to provide an alibi, since an eyewitness has claimed to have seen the man and his vehicle at Small’s home when the former robbery accused was killed.Both the alleged gunman and his target were employed at the same night club.The alleged gunman and an associate have been in custody since last Saturday. Police had applied to the High Court to detain the men for a further 72 hours.Small, of Lot 2 Smyth Street, was riddled with bullets, just as he returned home from one of the city night spots. He was shot nine times at close range with a firearm that used .40 ammunition, which left gaping holes in his chest, stomach, back, neck, jaw, thigh and one of his hands. The cause of death was given as shock and haemorrhage.According to information received, he had just entered the front gate and was walking through a dark pathway at the side of the house to get to the back of the property when a man, dressed in a hooded T-shirt, confronted him.There are reports that the father of one said, “Hey boy move from deh” to the gunman who then opened fire.This newspaper understands that as Small lay on the ground, the hooded shooter proceeded to pump several more bullets into him. He died on the spot.Some eyewitnesses recalled seeing a silver-grey car parked near Small’s residence prior to the shooting.In January 2010, Small was shot when a gunman opened fire and killed one of his friends, Vibert Weekes, a short distance away from the popular “Red Dragon” night club on Robb Street. There are reports that a bet of $100,000 made between Small and the gunman had cost Weekes his life.In January 2012, Small was remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge.The allegation was that on January 9, 2012, with intent to commit murder, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded New York-based Guyanese, Felix Alleyne, who lost one of his kidneys after Small shot him. That case was subsequently dismissed after Alleyne refused to testify.In June 2012, Small,Wholesale World Cup Jerseys, a former footballer,Cheap Jerseys From China, was shot three times at a football match by a gunman who approached him from behind.In November 2013, he was among three who were jointly charged with break and enter and larceny committed on Central Electronics located on Robb Street, Georgetown.It was alleged that they stole $9.2M worth of items,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, including a flat screen television set and a metal safe,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, along with cash.Some have suggested that Small may have been slain for his alleged role as an informant.In February,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, 2013,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, three bandits were shot dead by police, while attempting to enter the premises of businessman Wayne Heber at Premnaranjan Place, Prashad Nagar. Relatives of Leon Gittens, one of the slain men, alleged that O’Riley Small had come to Gittens’ home and called him out that night. |
