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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 12, 2008 - Unidentified gunman have shot and killed the sister of Guyana's most wanted man, Rondell 'Fineman' Rawlins.
Thirty-six year-old mother of three, Marcyn King was killed on Monday night as she walked home from work. Lawmen say a white car drove up beside her and a man got out and shot her several times.
Her brother is believed to be the leader of the gang that killed 11 people in the East Coast village of Lusignan and then 12 others in a subsequent attack in the small mining town of Bartica.
In a statement issued following King's shooting, lawmen said they would not tolerate the killing of innocent persons.
Police promised that all efforts would be made to arrest and prosecute the perpetrator.
A government statement also condemned the murder and urged Guyanese to "reject these wicked acts designed to sustain fear and tension in society".
Meantime, the Opposition People's National Congress Reform (PNCR) has described the murder as a dangerous development and has called on the Bharrat Jagdeo administration to take urgent action to protect the lives of those related to people on police's wanted list.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the party expressed concern that the incident was "a hired gun for a reprisal killing".
"The party therefore believes that the security forces should redouble their efforts to prevent possible tit for tat retaliation killings which can only fuel the socially corrosive cycle of violence and further threaten the social fabric of the society," the statement said.
The PNCR further called on the government to urgently implement a national security strategy to protect all citizens.
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