Fatal shooting of Clarke was committed by security guard

The fatal shooting of Rondell Clarke on Sunday at Foulis, East Coast Demerara, was committed by security guard Messiah Mussendeen, police say.

Investigators recovered a damaged metal fragment from the body of the deceased during a post-mortem examination.

The fragment was immediately forwarded to the Criminal Investigations 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 Mussendeen, a security officer employed by Force Security Solutions,” the release said.

Additionally, ballistic experts were able to match a 9mm spent shell casing recovered from the scene to a 9mm pistol that was in the possession of Devon Boucher, another security officer employed by Force Security Solutions.

“In light of these findings, the Guyana Police Force wishes to make it unequivocally clear that the fatal shot which resulted in the death of Rondell Clarke was discharged from the AR rifle in the possession of Messiah Mussendeen,” the release concluded.