At the Sint Maarten Medical Center, the detectives spoke to the two victims who were brought in by private car. The initials of the victims are J.B. from the Dominican Republic and M.G. from Jamaica. J.B. had a flesh wound (in and out) to his upper left leg and M.G. had a bullet wound to his left foot. J.B. stated that he was driving in his car in the vicinity of Star Ocean Supermarket on Caracas drive in Dutch Quarter, when he saw the suspect he knows with initial J. J. according to J.B. the suspect had an unknown object hidden under his shirt and kept pointing at him. J.B. came out of the car at and an argument started between them. Both parties started pushing each other at which time a gun, which J.J had hidden under his shirt, fell to the ground. J.J picked up the gun and a shot suddenly went off hitting M.G on his lower right leg as he was sitting on the step of the supermarket. M.G. immediately got up and headed towards his home, which is located in close proximity. According to M.G., he saw when the argument was going on between J.B. and J.J and while trying to reach his home after being shot, he heard when a second shot went off. He did not see the actual shooting. M.G. said he was taken to the hospital by a friend in a private car. J.B. stated he felt threatened by J. and was shot for no reason. M.G. was operated on to remove the bullet from his leg. J.B. was treated and could go home. The detective and Forensic departments are busy investigating this case and hope within short to have this case closed.
(Press Release by Ricardo Henson)
