Hammeau du Pond:--- Relatives of another 20 year old young man identified as Jean-Dany Theodore Richardson are now mourning his sudden death. Richardson was shot dead just around midnight on Sunday close to his home. Richardson is also the boyfriend of the sister of murder victim Rigobert Bertin-Maurice who was killed in Marigot on Thursday night. Already it has been determined that the two killings are not related, even though there are connections with both victims.
According to an eyewithness who spoke to this reporter on the condition of anonymity fearing for her life said a young man dressed in black wearing something around his head walked up to Richardson and asked him for his scooter. She said Richardson who is also her cousin looked at the person and when he saw the person had a gun he jumped off of the scooter. The young woman said it was about six of them sitting on the block which is close to their home and the person who came to Richardson for the scooter walked up to him and shot him in the neck.
“This person acted as if he is a paid killer, he was calm and was not in any hurry when he came for the scooter and to kill Richardson. It was clear that someone probably paid the person to kill Richardson because there was no fight or struggle for the scooter. This is no robbery and the person who did this is no first time killer, he acted like a professional.” The young woman further explained that she hid behind a car when she saw what was taking place, she said she had her 15 year old brother whom she pulled next to her and when he saw what was happening he screamed out “ah-you” twice and the attacker then began looking to see where the voice was coming from. She said she had the feeling if that person had seen where they were hiding he would have killed them also. Asked if she recognized the shooter the young woman said she did not see his face but she had a good look at his build.
After shooting Richardson the shooter rode away with the scooter belonging to Richardson. The young woman said that a jeep carrying Dutch license plate was parked not far away from where the shooting took place. She said when the occupants of the jeep saw the shooter leaving they drove off while the shooter rode behind the jeep as they left the scene.
Asked how she feels about the ordeal the young woman said she believed strongly that the laws have to be changed on the island. She felt that the justice system is too weak
which allows criminals to continue. The young woman said she strongly believes that the death sentence has to be reinstated in the French laws.
Ambulance took too Long says family.
Another teenager who was at the scene of the crime said she is upset with the amount of time the ambulance took to respond to the scene. She said they called (18) six times and once the phone number was even busy. The young woman said when the ambulance and gendarmes arrived they came slowly. The teenage girl said the ambulance did not have enough oxygen to even assist the victim who eventually died on the scene.
Efforts made to contact the head of the pompier for a comment on this case and the allegations levied against the emergency services proved futile up to press time.
In the meantime, the aunt of Rigobert Bertin Maurice and lawyer Patricia Duzant- Chance was on SOS radio condemning the killings. Rollina Bertin Maurice is asking the public to stop talking negatively about her deceased nephew. She also condemned the media articles that were printed both French Newspapers and the The Daily Herald. In the meantime, the sister of Rigobert Bertin Maurice has been hospitalized due to his sudden death. The young woman also lost her boyfriend at the hands of gunmen on Sunday night which has caused her condition to worsen.