The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are uncertain of the circumstances surrounding the murder of a 23-year-old father of one, who was found dead yesterday morning with “blunt force trauma” to the head.

The country’s murder count now stands at 52,

according to The Tribune’s records.

Officer-in-Charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle, said when police were called to the scene off Faith Avenue, they originally thought they were investigating a hit-and-run accident, but after closer inspection the death was ruled a homicide.

“He was found around 5.40am in the middle of the road. We originally assumed it was a hit and run accident but there was no evidence at the scene that supported that theory. We still do not know the circumstances surrounding this incident. We are receiving information slowly and we have some pieces that we are trying to put together,” he said.

“We noticed he had blunt force trauma to the head, that is how he died so we are treating it as a homicide. We are still trying to determine how he got in the street. We are not sure if he was walking and was attacked or if he was a passenger in a vehicle or anything. So we are appealing to members of the public to come forward.”

The victim has been identified as Beetrum Guerrier, a security guard at the Atlantis Resort.

Friends and family expressed their sadness on social media yesterday for a man described as an “excellent father and friend.”

One woman wrote: “Really lost of words right now. You really were a nice person, down to earth and such a good father. My condolences to your wife and daughter. . .you will be missed.”

Anyone with information on this homicide is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS.