President in Linden to meet with families of men killed by Police

President Irfaan Ali Tuesday afternoon travelled to the mining town of Linden to meet with the families of two men who were killed by Police. As requested by the families, the meeting was held in private.

“To the families, you have my love and prayers,” President Ali said as he engaged with a group at Watooka House, asking that they respect the wish of the families for them to meet in private.

“There are children, parents, mothers,” involved the President stated, and said an engagement with the family is the most important thing.

The President’s statement before he retreated to meeting with the families was captured in a LIVE on Facebook by Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon.

He said he wanted to discuss things that were meaningful and helpful to the families and the town of Linden.

Keon Fogneay, also known as Dan, was killed when protests erupted in the town on Tuesday.
He was a father of four, according to his relatives.

Police Headquarters stated that rounds discharged at the protesters caused the demise of the man.

The protest erupted hours after Ronaldo Peters, 21, was shot and killed by a Police Sergeant around 17:30hrs on Monday in Linden.

Police, acting on information received went to Shabba bar in One Mile, Linden in search for Peters, who they said was wanted for rape.

The shooting was captured on CCTV footage which shows that Peters was standing by the roadside in the company of a group of men, who were sitting. A heavily-tinted minibus then approached and men in white t-shirt and black pants emerged. Peters is seen fleeing from the scene and the policemen from the minibus chased after him. Seconds later, a policeman is seen dragging Peters by the neck and taking him to the vehicle.

Police Headquarters claimed that Peters was wanted for a rape that occurred sometime between 1st December 2024 and 31st January 2025. Peter’s aunt whom he lived with, identified as Mary Benjamin, confirmed that the Police had contacted her seeking Peter’s whereabouts for questioning, but she didn’t turn him in to the Police and neither did he surrender to Police.

The ranks went to the location armed with service weapons. Police headquarters claimed the ranks “were fully dressed in uniform,” but the CCTV footage shows they were not.It was claimed that Peters started to run and attempted to jump a fence. It is further alleged by the Sergeant that he managed to pull off Peters from the fence and in the process of subduing him, when his weapon went off and struck Peters to his abdomen.