Philipsburg:--- The police, detective and forensic department are busy investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting spree on Boxing Day in the Fort Willem area. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said police recovered at least 43 spent shells on the scene but no one was hurt neither was any building destroyed with the gunshot spree.Henson said the preliminary investigation has shown that the culprits involved in the shooting spree were probably firing shots in the air. Henson said the forensic department is sending out a severe warning to the general public informing them that this type of shooting spree is extremely dangerous because shots that are fired in the air comes back to the ground and it can injure or kill innocent people. "Bullets fired in the air fall back to the ground at very high speeds it can damage buildings or can cause bodily harm to persons that can be fatal."
The police spokesman is calling on residents of Fort Willem to assist the police in providing information on who are the culprits responsible for the shooting spree.
The police spokesman said the incident occurred around 11:00 pm on Boxing Day when residents of the area called them to notify them that several shots were being fired in the area. Henson said some of the shots were being fired from machine guns.
As the police patrol approached the scene of the incident the group of persons gathered there took off running in different directions. On the scene the patrols conducted an investigation which indicated that many shots were fired.
