Marigot:---- A 21 year old man identified as Christopher Williams born on St. Martin on August 5, 1987 was shot to death early this morning (Friday Morning) the shooting incident SMN News understand occurred around 5 am at 38 Rue Low Town.
This media house understands the killing was related to a gang fight since the young man is known to be in gangs since in his early teens. SMN News has been reliably informed that gang members went looking for Williams on Monday night but they did not find him. It is said that these persons at least two of them returned during the early hours of Friday morning and they found Williams sleeping in a living room at a house belonging to one Mme. Segrado where he was shot with a shot gun. Williams was sleeping in the living room at the time of the attack. Prosecutor Jacques Louvier said even though the attackers fired one shot there are multiple wounds which caused the young man's instant death.
Sources say the young man who also carries guns did not get a chance to use his weapon during the attack.
Prosecutor Jacques Louvier confirmed the early morning killing. He said the victim is well known to the gendarmes since he was convicted on two occasions already, once for armed robbery and another time for drug trafficking. Louvier also confirmed Williams was involved in a confrontation on Monday and he managed to escape unharmed. Other sources say that gun shots were being fired throughout the week in then area and one person was even shot in the eye earlier this week. The public Prosecutor said the young man also resides with his mother in Concordia and it seems as if he was hiding from his attackers. So far the investigation could not determine the cause of the cold blooded killing.
Christopher Williams is the son of Ester Williams who now lives in Concordia, It is also understood that the woman has about eight children and several of them was not raised by her. Efforts made to contact the mother of the deceased young man proved futile up to press time.