French Quarter: ---A 30-year-old man identified as B.R who went to do business at the Fleming’s Carpet in French Quarter had to be taken to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital after a gunman walked into the store and shot the customer twice in his leg area.
SMN News has learnt that the shooting took place in the office area of the store in the presence of children.
On the scene yesterday were a number of gendarmes who were conducting the investigation.
Bystanders at the scene identified the gunman as D. SMN News has learnt that both the victim and the suspect who is now on the run are working at the Princess Juliana International Airport. Sources told this media house that the two has an ongoing dispute, which began at their place of employment. Several bystanders and witnesses to the shooting said the gunman a known person in French Quarter did not have on a mask when he committed his actions. The victim is a well-known man is also living in the French Quarter had to undergo emergency surgery at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital.
The gendarmes in a press release said that so far they have not determined the cause of the shooting but confirmed that no robbery has taken place. An investigation into the case is underway.