Police have reportedly came up empty handed in obtaining further information that could result in a charge of murder being slapped against Black Bay resident, Kelvin "Pussy" Antoine for the shooting-to-death of Cosley Beharry on Christmas Day at Maran.
Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Nelson instructed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) to go back into the field and do a more extensive probe into the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
According to a well-placed source who is close to the investigating team, the police officers "have received nothing to contradict earlier statements obtained by eyewitnesses to the shooting".
He said all the statements given to the lawmen are consistent and indicated that Antoine was acting in self defence in firing his licensed firearm when Beharry confronted him.
He spoke of the police probe showing that Beharry had approached his opponent with a cutlass and that Antoine had issued several warnings to him to halt in his track.
"The man (Antoine) told him to drop the cutlass, do not come up closer to him with the weapon. He kept coming up to the man in a threatening manner. He (Beharry) would have seen the gun in the man's hand but kept advancing towards him", he said.
"In such a situation, the man (Antoine) must have seen that his life was in danger and fired the gun in his defense. Anybody would have done the same thing if they were confronted by a man with a cutlass who kept advancing towards them", he added.
The gun used in the shooting is a licensed firearm.
A resident in the area confided to this newspaper that Beharry had take a few "hard drinks" on the fatal Christmas Day.
The source said that he is familiar with DPP Nelson and doubted whether anything other than his interpretation of the law would influence his decision on the matter.
There have been widespread condemnation by the public of the lawmen for releasing "Pussy" last week without charging him for the death of Beharry.
