Two dead in Water Street brawl

Crime

August 8, 2026

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(Kaieteur News) – A 29-year-old salesman is claiming self-defence after fatally stabbing two men on Water Street, Georgetown, near Bounty Supermarket in the Stabroek Market area on Friday morning.

The stabbings occurred around 09:30 hrs and left chips vendor Vincent Trim, also known as ‘Junior Browne’, 23, of Durban Backlands, Georgetown, and Tyrone Captain, of Evesham, Corentyne, Region Six, dead.

Police say one victim died at the scene while the other succumbed while receiving treatment.

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