Police at the scene in the South Street and Hospital Lane area. Photo: Dante Carrer
Two people are dead and another is in critical condition after two shooting incidents on Sunday.
The latest shooting happened at around 7pm when a woman, believed to be in her mid-20s, was shot dead in the South Street and Hospital Lane area, while at the intersection.
Police gave chase to a small blue vehicle speeding from the area, but it was able to evade them.
This followed an earlier shooting in Pinewood Gardens on Sunday afternoon.
Preliminary reports indicate that around 2pm, two males, one armed with a high-powered weapon and the other with a handgun, exited a Nissan vehicle and opened fire towards two men, who were sitting on the outside of a residence on Walnut Street, before fleeing in an easterly direction.
The first victim, aged 31, sustained gunshot injuries to the upper torso. He was transported to the hospital by emergency medical services, where he remains in critical condition.
The second victim, aged 21, also sustained multiple gunshot injuries and was examined by EMS personnel; however, he succumbed to his injuries on the scene.
Police are appealing to members of the public who may have any information to contact 919/911, the Criminal Investigation Department at 502-9991/2/3, or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS.
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John 10 months, 1 week ago
At the current rate, the country can easily see a new murder record in 2024. Police must now change its policing strategy from chasing gunshots and collecting dead bodies, to one that is more proactive and preventive. Remember they told us years ago, ‘ O it’s just a few bad boys killing up one another. The general public is safe from crime.’ Then they told you ‘It’s drug boys killing up one another over turf. Turf wars’. Then they told you ‘it’s retaliation. Fourty percent of murder victims have on ankle monitors and were out on bail.’ Facts are more women and children have been killed or injured in recent times than in a long time. Facts are many murdered victims are being killed when going about normal life. Some with children in their presence. Just before Covid, authorities were pondering implementing curfews to help control murders. Facts are, these killings are happening any hour of the day, any part of the island, making a late evening curfew ineffective. Remember when police were required to work twelve hour shifts to help curb crime. It may have been effective, somewhat. But the police had to fight with the government of the day to get paid for the overtime. The country is running out of options while the murder rate is increasing.
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