PHILIPSBURG:--- The second victim that was shot Saturday night behind Patricia's Bar was removed from the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on Monday for his own safety. SMN News has been reliably informed that Nino Brown Thewet had to be taken to the "sick bay" of the Pointe Blanche prison for his own safety. Sources say that police felt they needed to protect Thewet because certain gang members were hanging around SMMC while he was in hospital.
Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson confirmed on Tuesday that the second victim is out of SMMC but claimed not to know where the victim is held. Henson also confirmed on Tuesday that Thewet is not a suspect in the deadly shooting that left Rondell Bobb of Guyana dead.
Relatives of the deceased young man who was residing in Sucker Garden are peeved with sentiments shared by a number of people that are claiming that Bobb was a gangster. One relative told SMN News that Bobb had some deficiencies but he was a hardworking and creative young man. "Rondell could have built anything, he was driving a truck picking up garbage, despite his condition. Rondell was also very friendly and helpful. We agree he might have been in the wrong place at the wrong time and his friends were not well chosen, but he has no criminal record and he was hardworking. Rondell Bobb was never arrested by police either." The relative said that they believe that Bobb was either bullied or was in a situation and he did not know how dangerous it was. "We believe that the second person who was shot knew he was wanted and that is why he had Rondell drive his car and take over 20 bullets for him. We also think that the people that are jumping to conclusions that the late Rondell Bobb had a gun on him when he was killed should know that the object between Bobb's legs at the time of his murder was his phone and the head of his belt." Another matter the relatives of Rondell Bobb are peeved about are the graphic photos of his dead body that are on several websites and Facebook. "We believe the police should ensure that those photographs are removed from online, we (the relatives) saw him that night when he was killed, we saw his body in that car for hours and we do not want to be reminded of this for the rest of our lives. We have to go online but we don't think we have to see the photographs of our relative everyday like that online."
Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson also condemned the publication of the photographs online, he said that the person or persons who took those pictures and uploaded them online did not think about the family's feelings while they are jeopardizing an investigation. Henson said up to Tuesday morning police had no clue on the shooter or shooters and are calling on members of the community who might have seen what transpired Saturday night to contact the police with whatever information they may have that could assist them in the ongoing investigation.