The government of the Gambia has asked it embassy in Washington DC to engage the relevant US authorities, including the State Department, to seek transparent, credible and objective investigation into Momodou Lamin Sisay murder.
“The Gambia Honourary Consul in Georgia and the Gambian Embassy in Washington DC are on the ground to support the family of the deceased and to also work with US authorities in establishing circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Sisay,” a statement received said on Tuesday.
Sisay, a 39-year-old Gambian, died in the US State of Georgia after a reported police shootout on Friday on Temple Johnson Road near Pate Road in Snellville, Georgia,” according to media reports.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to extend its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and pray that the Almighty Allah grant them the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss and further grant the departed soul a place in Jannatul Firdaus (Heaven), the statement said.
