TWO Arrested for the Murder or Faynel Brewster

October 21 2025

Police have arrested two men in connection with the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Faynel Brewster, who was gunned down at her West Ruimveldt home on Sunday night.

The suspects, 27-year-old Shaquile Wilburg and 28-year-old Akande Ross, were captured by police while hiding out at a house in La Penitence. Law enforcement officers also recovered the motorcycle allegedly used by the gunmen during the deadly attack.

Dead: Faynel Brewster

Investigators say the men were identified through CCTV footage obtained from the area.

Both Wilburg and Ross are well known to law enforcement. In 2018, Wilburg was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to an armed robbery involving $3.3 million stolen from a businessman near the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) on Brickdam. Ross, meanwhile, was charged in 2020 with robbery under arms in connection with an attack at a Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo restaurant.

According to reports, Brewster’s 31-year-old brother, a businessman, had just returned home on his black XR motorcycle when he was confronted by two armed men who attempted to rob him of his motorcycle and gold chains.

A struggle ensued, and one of the bandits opened fire. Brewster, who was standing nearby, was struck twice — once to her upper right arm and once to the left side of her chest. She was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

The suspects fled the scene on a black XR motorcycle without taking any valuables. Investigators from the Crime Scene Unit later recovered a 9mm spent shell at the scene.

Police have since confirmed that Wilburg and Ross remain in custody as investigators complete processing ahead of their court appearance.