Ballistic tests prove security guard shot dead man at Foulis- police

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 21:48 by Writer

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Thursday said ballistic tests show that a construction worker of Foulis, East Coast Demerara was shot dead earlier this week by a security guard.

Investigators on Wednesday said they recovered a “damaged metal fragment” during a post-mortem on the body of 29-year-old Rondell Clarke. He was fatally shot between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. at Second Street, Foulis, East Coast Demerara.

“Following a comprehensive examination, ballistic experts concluded that the metal fragment recovered from Mr Clarke’s body was discharged from an AR rifle that was in the possession of Messiah Mussendeen, a security officer employed by Force Security Solutions,” the GPF said in a statement. The ballistic analysis was conducted by the GPF’s Criminal Investigations Department’s Crime Laboratory.

Additionally, the police said that ballistic experts matched 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 Police Force said.