Update: Suspect says body was burned, dumped in creek after Facebook live death

One of six suspects, who were arrested as part of the investigation into the death of a murder suspect during a Facebook live, has admitted that the body was burnt and then dumped into a nearby creek.

The murder suspect, Jamal Bourne also known as “Skinny”, reportedly died after inflicting a suspected gunshot wound to himself during a Facebook Live broadcast on January 18, 2026, while allegedly displaying firearms. During the broadcast, Bourne was reportedly seen in the company of other individuals.

In an initial statement on the incident, police said they had not yet confirmed the suspect’s demise.

However, during an operation on Tuesday, at Three Miles, Wisroc, Linden, Region Ten, ranks conducted a search at a wooden structure situated in dense vegetation, where they discovered a black and silver Taurus pistol with its serial number filed off and six live .32 rounds of ammunition.

Further searches revealed that a heap of burnt material was observed in close proximity to the wooden structure. As a result, forensic experts have been deployed to the area to conduct further examinations and searches to determine the origin and nature of the material.

Six persons who were present at the location were arrested and escorted to the Mackenzie Police Station.

The arrested persons are: an 18-year-old male farmer of Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke–Linden Highway; an 18-year-old female of Bell West Housing Scheme, West Bank Demerara (WBD); a 20-year-old male labourer of Beaver Street, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown; a 20-year-old male of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD); a 21-year-old female of Samatta Point, Grove, EBD; and a 26-year-old male farmer of Church Street, Georgetown.

One of those suspects has since informed investigators of what transpired following the fatal shooting during the Facebook live.

According to the suspect, after Bourne shot himself during a Facebook live, in a state of panic, they transported dead man’s body to an isolated location, where they set it and his personal belongings on fire.

The following day, they returned to the area and observed that the body had not been completely burned. As a result, they disposed of the remaining body parts in a nearby creek.

Investigators are currently attempting to locate the burnt remains that were reportedly dumped into the creek.

Bourne was being sought in connection with the 2024 murder of Akeem Hamer.