Kirwyn Mars, a beloved educator and popular figure in the theater community, was killed on Sunday night in an incident being investigated as a suspected murder. According to reports, Mars was fatally injured when someone driving his car mowed him down outside a house in Perseverance on the East Bank of Demerara.
Police investigators are still trying to piece together the events leading up to Mars’ death and are examining surveillance video from the area. Witnesses report that Mars and the suspect had a confrontation near the parked car, with the suspect reversing the car into Mars as he was making his way to the driver’s side. The teacher was pinned under the vehicle and against a fence while the suspect, believed to be injured, fled the scene.
Police are conducting a full investigation into the matter. The loss of Kirwyn Mars has been felt deeply by the education and theater communities, where he was widely respected and loved.
