UPDATE: Businessman who shot alleged thief released on $1M bail

Pooran Singh, the 52-year-old businessman who was arrested after fatally shooting a man he claimed was attempting to steal from his property, was placed on $1 million station bail Wednesday afternoon.

Police Headquarters, in a statement, said the file on Singh’s matter has also been sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice.

THE INCIDENT

Singh went to the Vigilance Police Station on Sunday to report that he had discharged his licensed 9mm pistol after spotting a man removing Heineken beers from his premises at about 02:30 hrs.

According to Singh’s account, he witnessed the theft unfolding on his property and reacted by firing his weapon.

The man collapsed and was found motionless.

Emergency medical technicians (EMT) arrived at the scene and pronounced the individual dead, before transporting the body to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for further examination. The identity and address of the deceased remain unknown.

Following the shooting, Singh was arrested, and his firearm was seized by police.

The businessman’s premises is equipped with several CCTV cameras, but Police have not yet confirmed whether footage of the incident has been recovered. Furthermore, the authorities did not clarify whether the shooting took place inside or outside Singh’s yard.

Crucial details were not made available to the public until Wednesday, December 4 —four days after the incident and after several questions were raised by the press and on social media.

The information provided to the media came directly from Senior Superintendent Ewart Wray, the Regional Commander.