The Tribune

By LEANDRA ROLLE

lrolle@tribunemedia.net

A MAN recounted yesterday how he saw his girlfriend shot and fall off a wall during the chaos of the 2013 Fox Hill mass shooting.

Recalling the events of the fatal evening, John Davis testified how he was at the Fox Hill Park with his girlfriend – deceased Shenique Sands — and family members waiting to hear Junkanoo results when he spotted a grey car “coming from east to west”.

“I saw someone coming out the vehicle and begin shooting,” he told the court. Moments later, Mr Davis said he saw his girlfriend get shot and fall off a wall she was sitting on. “I felt shocked (and) fear. I didn’t know what to do. My instinct was to go her and protect her.”

Mr Davis said while he was able to glimpse the shooter, he could not see his face. However, he told the court that the shooter’s complexion was dark-skinned. “They were either sitting on the window or leaning out of the front window,” he added.

Asked by defence attorney Sonia Timothy about whether he knew Peter Rolle – one of the accused — Mr Davis replied “no ma’am.”

Asked whether Rolle was the father of Ms Sands’ children, Mr Davis asserted: “Never asked who the father of her children were.”

Mr Davis said he was not hurt during the chaos.

Meanwhile a crime scene investigator testified yesterday how he found five cartridge cases in the car used by gunmen to execute the shooting.

Detective Constable Neil Munroe, taking the witness before Justice Deborah Fraser yesterday, said he made the discovery on December 27, 2013 after receiving certain information and instructions from officials concerning a Honda vehicle.

It was this information, D/C Munroe asserted, that led him to a vacant lot at a residence on Bartlett Street, where he observed a grey 2017 Honda Accord car parked.

Upon observation, D/C Munroe said he discovered that the vehicle in question was still “running” and that the ignition switch was damaged.

Acting upon instructions given by a superior officer who was also present at the scene, D/C Munroe said he went into the car to retrieve the cartridge cases. He later revealed that he found five shell casings in the backseat of the car. However, he said he did not search the front seat of the vehicle.

Asked by defence attorney Geoffrey Farquharson on whether he looked under the mat in the vehicle in question, D/C Munroe replied that he did not.

“I was instructed to not tamper with too much of the scene,” he added. These instructions, he told the court, did not include inspecting the vehicle for fingerprints or for gun-power residue.

During yesterday’s trial, Mr Farquharson interrogated D/C Munroe about the casings he had found after suggesting that examinations were not done thoroughly by the officer due to the fact that other shell casings were found in the car.

However, D/C Munroe maintained that he could only act on instructions given by his superiors. After examination, the officer said he completed an evidence for analysis form and handed it to his superior the following day.

The testimony came during the trial of Peter Rolle, Jermaine Curry and Justin Williams concerning the December 27, 2013 shooting at Freedom Park.

According to initial reports, around 6pm on the date in question, occupants of a small, dark vehicle opened fire in the area just behind the basketball court where several people were gathered.

Williams, Rolle and Curry are accused of murdering four people - Claudezino Davis, Shaquille Demeritte, Eric Morrison and Shenique Sands on that date.

They are also charged with attempting to murder Janet Davis, Samuel Ferguson, Chino Davis, John Davis, Jermaine Pratt and Leroy Taylor.

Curry is represented by attorney Murrio Ducille, while Rolle is represented by Mrs Timothy. Williams is represented by Mr Farquharson.

The case continues.