Two Indicted for Firing Shots at Each other.

Marigot:--- The Gendarmerie reported in a press release that two men ages 21 and 25 were sentenced for attempted murder after they both fired shots at each other in Galisbay on August 28th. The release further stated that none of the shots were fatal. The two men were arrested on September 8th; one was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, six of which were suspended, while the other man was sentenced to ten months, six of which were suspended.
In an unrelated case, a 21 year old man was placed in pre-trial detention for an alleged attempted armed robbery which was committed in Marigot on June 11. The Gendarmerie stated that the suspect was involved in a failed armed robbery at a Change Point in Rue de Saint James. Even though the culprits fired shots inside the Change Point no one was injured. Moments later the same suspect with an accomplice robbed a Chinese Supermarket, further down the road. The suspect was arrested on September 15th in Sandy Ground.