Zinc
sheets
caused
the
death
of
a
thief
caught
making
off
with
some
of
them
yesterday
morning.
Dead
is
Anselm
Barker
also
known
as
Bonny,
38,
who
resided
at
Meadowbank.
The
suspected
shooter
was
later
taken
into
police
custody
but
released
last
evening
following
a
High
Court
order.
According
to
an
eyewitness,
at
around
7
am
yesterday
Barker
was
seen
on
the
roof
of
the
northern
building
in
the
Rahaman's
soda
factory
compound
when
shots
rang
out
injuring
him.
More
shots
rang
out
as
the
man
was
trying
to
limp
his
way
off
the
roof
and
the
man
fell
lifeless.
Barker's
sister
Roslyn
Barker
said
the
man
worked
when
work
was
available
and
did
other
jobs
to
sustain
himself.
Barker
has
left
behind
his
reputed
wife
and
two
children.
Shorab
Rahaman,
one
of
the
residents
of
the
compound
regularly
ravaged
by
thieves,
said
he
did
not
see
how
the
man
was
shot
but
he
heard
the
gun
go
off.
Another
relative
who
lives
at
the
same
property
noted
that
thieves
got
unto
the
property
with
impunity.
She
said
this
occurs
often
but
most
of
the
time
when
they
contact
the
police
they
do
not
turn
up.
She
pointed
to
the
buildings
with
large
parts
of
the
zinc
roof
missing.
She
said
the
men
recently
were
in
the
compound
ripping
away
parts
of
one
building
but
when
she
called
911
the
operator
told
her
not
to
worry
since
if
the
men
were
there
for
sometime
and
had
not
ventured
into
the
house
then
they
would
not
harm
them.
The
western
side
of
the
fence
surrounding
the
perimeter
of
the
large
compound
has
two
gaping
holes.
The
area
around
the
holes
seems
trampled
and
well
used,
with
the
tall
grass
crushed
into
a
regular
pathway.
There
was
even
a
rope
on
the
ground
which
was
there
to
bundle
the
zinc
sheets
after
they
were
removed
from
the
building.
The
police
in
a
release
yesterday
said
that
the
man
who
was
taken
into
custody
at
the
Ruimveldt
Police
Station
refused
to
cooperate
with
the
police
but
that
his
firearm
has
been
lodged.
He
was
released
after
lawyers
approached
the
High
Court
on
his
behalf.
He
has
been
placed
on
$150,000
bail
and
has
to
return
to
the
station
today
