St. Peters:---There was two separate shootings in the St. Peters area yesterday evening which has left one person dead confirmed Assistant Chief Commissioner of Police Richard Panneflek. The police chief said that the victim who is yet identified is of Jamaican nationality. Panneflek said the detectives are busy conducting the investigation and that there is limited information available up to press time.
The shooting took place in a supermarket, and it seems as if the man was being followed. Eyewitnesses said when the victim entered the supermarket, and some guys came out of a car and fired multiple gunshots. "he was killed execution style". The victim was driving one of his own rentals R224 which was left parked outside of the bloody scene.
On the scene was Assistant Chief Commissioner of Police Richard Panneflek, interim coach Ronald Dongor, Commissioner of Police Ademar Doran as well as public prosecutor Renik Mud. SMN News understands the victim is known as "Clive Lennox" a Jamaican national and owner of a Car Rental. The victim is said to be living in St. Peters area.
Yesterday's shooting is the second in less than one week, and the 10th murder recorded for the year. Like several of the other murder cases police do not have a clue as to who the killers are. Thus they are calling on the community to provide them with information which would lead to the arrest of the killers.
Police Spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard confirmed their were two shootings in St. Peters area yesterday evening. Leonard said the first shooting occurred at 6pm on Apricot Road in a supermarket. According to Leonard an unidentified man went into the supermarket apparently to purchase something, shortly after three men using a small car drove up, went into the supermarket and began firing shots at the man who died at the scene. The detective department is busy investigating the case. Leonard said at 6:15pm a second shooting occurred this time on Guavaberry Road in an apartment. The police spokesman said a man identified as M.A was shot in his leg. He said that the bullet entered and exited the man leg. So far police cannot say if the two cases is related however, they promised to issue a full statement today (Friday).