A forty-nine-year-old man was stabbed to death at his workplace in El Socorro on Thursday afternoon, following an argument with a customer. The deceased, identified as Maurice Grant of Claxton Bay, had been employed at Ramlal’s Wholesale, formerly known as Geelal’s and Son, for over 20 years.

Newsday visited the scene around 2 pm, where Grant’s body was still at the location: he was killed sometime between 12.30 and 1 pm. Police officers were seen taking photographs, and a single marked police vehicle was present. Notably, several CCTV cameras were observed at the front of the business and at the carpark on the opposite side of the road.

Grant was attacked and killed in the business’s carpark, located on a busy main road. Despite the brutal midday killing, the business remained open. Customers continued shopping, with the only signs of the tragedy being slowed traffic and curious pedestrians asking why media personnel were gathered outside the carpark’s closed gate.