Opposition Leader Breaks Silence on Kitty Shooting, Alleges Targeted Assassination by Special Branch Head

By Alethea Grant | HGP Nightly News |

GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — In an explosive personal account of the late-night armed confrontation that left his vehicle riddled with bullet holes, constitutional Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed has broken his silence, declaring, “I could have been a dead man,” while directly accusing Head of the Special Branch, Senior Superintendent Prem Narine, of orchestrating a deliberate attempt on his life.

Speaking following his release on bail from the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, Mohamed delivered a graphic, minute-by-minute narrative of the events of Monday, October 12, 2026.

The Opposition Leader claimed that Narine opened fire on his car without provocation, discharged shots at him twice at point-blank range, stomped on him while he lay prone on the asphalt, and allowed masked tactical officers to pin down his videographer with a combat boot to the neck.

The Origin of the Journey: From Parika Search to Barr Street

Recounting the sequence of events leading up to the gunfire, Mohamed stated that his movements earlier that evening had already been subjected to law enforcement scrutiny:

• Earlier Police Search in Parika: Mohamed revealed that the black Toyota Allion in which he was traveling had already been intercepted and searched by police officers in Parika, East Bank Essequibo, earlier that evening for illegal weapons and ammunition—yielding nothing illicit.
• Georgetown Investigations: Traveling back to Georgetown with his driver Eugene Thorne and videographer Mario Mohamed, the Opposition Leader stated that he received operational tips regarding several matters of public interest that he intended to examine personally.
• Public Road Transit: Mohamed acknowledged that their vehicle intentionally drove along Barr Street past Narine’s Kitty residence, but insisted they remained entirely on a public thoroughfare, never stopped, never turned off their lights, and never exited the vehicle. He noted that after discarding plans to inspect a nearby school that night, the car circled back along the same corridor.

‘Cowboy Officer’: Allegations of Direct Gunfire and Ambush

Rejecting the state’s assertion that gunfire originated from within his car, Mohamed leveled sharp accusations directly against the senior police commander:

• Unprovoked Shooting: Mohamed claimed that Senior Superintendent Narine acted as a “cowboy officer,” stepping out and deliberately unleashing a hail of bullets directly into the chassis and passenger compartment of their moving vehicle.
• Zero Discharges from Entourage: The Opposition Leader vehemently reiterated under oath and to the press that neither he, Thorne, nor Mario Mohamed possessed a firearm, let alone discharged rounds toward Narine’s home.

“Cowboy officer Prem Narine… [no] shots fired from our vehicle,” Mohamed stated, describing the gunfire that struck the vehicle’s bodywork.

Hand-Raised Surrender Met with Violence on Vlissengen Road

The most damning portion of Mohamed’s account detailed the high-speed chase and interception that terminated along Vlissengen Road near Sandy Babb Street:

• Hands-Raised Exit: Mohamed testified that when marked and unmarked police interceptors cornered their vehicle, he complied immediately with law enforcement commands, exiting the car with his hands raised high in the air to demonstrate that he was unarmed.
• Forced Prone on Asphalt: Despite offering zero physical resistance, all three men were ordered flat onto the pavement.
• Physical Assault by Commander: Mohamed alleged that while he was lying face down on the roadway, Senior Superintendent Narine repeatedly stomped on his body.
• Masked Officers and Neck Restraints: The Opposition Leader further alleged that unidentified masked tactical ranks participated in the brutality, with one operative pressing a combat boot directly onto the neck of 25-year-old videographer Mario Mohamed.
• Execution Fears: Mohamed recounted that the intensity of the assault and the proximity of the weapons left them convinced they were about to be summarily executed.

“We thought that we would be… [shot] at us at close range,” Mohamed recalled of the moments he lay pinned to the road.

Police Maintain Return Fire and Weapon Recovery Narrative

The Guyana Police Force and state prosecutors continue to present an entirely contradictory version of the Kitty encounter:

• Gunshots from Tinted Car: Official police filings allege that Narine was standing outside his property when he heard a gunshot discharged directly from the heavily tinted vehicle as it drove past his residence.
• Defensive Action: Narine maintains that he returned fire using his service-issued firearm in self-defense before mounting a tactical pursuit.
• Firearm Recovery: Authorities maintain that an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol without a serial number and matching ammunition were discovered concealed under the accelerator pedal following the interception.

With Mohamed, Thorne, and Mario Mohamed now on $250,000 bail each and under strict orders to stay away from Narine, the case heads toward evidentiary hearings where forensic ballistic reports, gunshot residue analyses, and the absence of street-level CCTV footage will form the battleground of the prosecution.