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Police are still looking for two main suspects who were said to be involved in the shooting to death of a cattle farmer and the critical wounding of his sibling as a result of a dispute over a plot of rice land.Shawn Fraser,Justin Upton Orioles Jersey, 38, of Hogstye, Corentyne, a father of one, was shot dead and his brother Odwin Bindha,Carlos Martinez Cardinals Jersey, 33,Hector Rondon Cubs Jersey, a father of four, of Lot 11 Adventure Farm, Corentyne, Berbice,Babe Herman Dodgers Jersey, was critically wounded,Chase Utley Dodgers Jersey, after they were attacked and shot by three men who were all armed with guns, around 17:00hrs on Wednesday.The brothers were finishing off preparing their ricefield for cultivation when the attack occurred.The siblings also reared cattle together.Fraser died on the spot after he was shot at close range by the three men while Bindha was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital.Police in a statement said that they have arrested six men and two women during their investigations.Fraser’s bullet-riddled body was recovered on Wednesday afternoon from the plot of rice land in the Hogstye Backdam. Bindha managed to relate the grizzly details of the assault.It is understood that the property was an abandoned piece of land which the alleged attacker used to keep his animals on. It was further learnt that the land was subsequently loaned to the brothers to cultivate and this is what may have led to the fatal dispute.This was their second year into rice cultivation,Trevor Rosenthal Cardinals Jersey, and the first time that the particular land was being prepared for planting. According to information, the alleged perpetrator who has been described as a bully in the area did not take it lightly that he had to give up the land. However, no one expected that he would have resorted to violence.The men had reportedly just finished tending to the land and had blocked-off water to flood that field in order to start cultivation. Shawn Fraser was already out of the field and was sitting on the dam while his brother was leaving the field. They saw the three men approaching, but did not take if for anything. The men then suddenly opened fire. Fraser was shot at close range and fell. The men then went over him and shot him again. They then opened fire at Odwin Bindha who was hit in the abdomen. The man who was a former national school athlete, although seriously wounded,Matt Wieters Orioles Jersey, used all his experience to outrun his attackers (for about ½ mile) who were in hot pursuit, and were constantly firing at him.This newspaper understands that another brother of the two victims, Ray, called Rambo, a cash crop farmer, was in his nearby farm tending to his crop. He had heard what sounded like gunshots, and was curious,Chris Davis Orioles Jersey, but did not suspect anything until he saw Bindha running towards him with blood all over his body and the men in hot pursuit.Just before collapsing, Bindha managed to relate to him that his other sibling Shawn Fraser had been shot, and was most likely dead, and he (Bindha) had managed to escape the attack.Upon seeing Bindha collapse the attackers turned back, thinking that he too had died. Ray in the meantime hid in some bushes and subsequently tended to his brother, before leaving him to seek assistance.He swam a trench, and used another dam, before borrowing a cycle from another farmer on which he made the more than 1 ½ mile trek to the road.According to a sister, Kim Providence, police subsequently arrived on the scene and managed to arrest the two men while their father and another “hired gun” escaped.Odwin Bindha remains in a critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of the New Amsterdam Hospital. His wife Samantha was at the hospital all day yesterday. This newspaper understands that no weapon has been recovered, while the hunt continues for the two suspected gunmen.Fraser is survived by his wife Yvonne,Bill Lee Red Sox Jersey, his nine year old daughter and four brothers, including the injured Odwin, and five sisters.Investigations are continuing. |
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