POLICE were yesterday continuing investigations into the horrific Tuesday night slaying of three persons at Agricola on the East Bank Demerara which sources said may be linked to a botched cocaine drop operation.
One man was beheaded and two others shot dead in what witnesses said was a well-coordinated attack by masked and hooded gunmen who swooped on Agricola just before mid-night Tuesday.
Heavy gunfire reverberated and flashes from the constant firing lit up the night sky as gunmen cordoned off a street in the village and set about their grisly mission.
They left behind three dead, including the son of former national boxer Caesar Barrow, David Barrow, also called `Gurple’, 36, and his 17-year-old girlfriend Shamika Boyce, known as `Girlie’.
Another man identified as `Yankee’ was also shot dead in the murderous raid.
Police said they found a quantity of cocaine and spent shells at the scene.
Accounts from witnesses indicated that the heavily-armed gang that descended on Agricola Tuesday night was on a seek and destroy mission.
The three were executed by gunmen at Caesar's Second Street, Agricola home which he shared with the teen. It was not immediately clear what `Yankee’ was doing there and why he was shot.