Shane Morgan, who also went by the names Delon Morgan and “Demon,” was recently sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2019 killing of gold miner and trader Deon Stoll.
The court ordered that Morgan may be considered for parole only after serving 25 years. Justice Jacqueline Josiah-Graham delivered the sentence in the Demerara High Court.
Prosecutors Marissa Edwards, Joy Williams and Darin Chen appeared for the State. Court records outlined that Stoll, an authorised firearm holder and a gold trader, was shot during a confrontation outside Eldorado Trading on Da Silva Street, Kitty, on October 14, 2019.
Investigators said Morgan arrived at the location with others in a white Toyota 212 and, with his face covered, opened fire, triggering a shoot-out. Surveillance footage from the area reportedly captured the incident.
Stoll was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he later died. A post-mortem examination by Dr. Nehaul Singh found a gunshot wound to the left lower abdomen that caused catastrophic internal injuries, including severed blood vessels and damage to the intestines.
The doctor concluded that Stoll died from haemorrhage and shock stemming from the abdominal gunshot injuries. Morgan was arrested days later, on October 22, 2019, after police ranks said they saw him in a vehicle with visible injuries along Cove and John Access Road.
During caution interviews at the Criminal Investigation Department at Eve Leary, he admitted involvement in planning and carrying out the attack, according to the case file. He also reportedly pointed out his actions after being shown CCTV footage during a video interview on October 24, 2019.
Stoll, 44, of Baramita Avenue, Bel Air, was a father of two. The shooting also left his driver, Clayton Powley, 43, of Turkeyen, and Eldorado Trading security guard Rory Deegs, 40, of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD), injured in the exchange of gunfire.
Police had previously reported that Stoll and Powley had collected a quantity of cash after completing business at a Sheriff Street, Campbellville location, before heading to Eldorado Trading to conduct further transactions.
Investigators said that upon their arrival, a car that had been travelling behind them stopped, and two men got out with their faces partly covered, one armed with a handgun and the other with a knife.
According to the police account, the knife-wielding suspect confronted Powley while the gunman moved towards Stoll, warning him not to reach for his licensed firearm. The situation escalated when Powley tried to resist and was shot in the hand, police said.
Stoll then drew his weapon and exchanged gunfire with the armed attacker, after which the assailant fled in the waiting vehicle without taking anything.
