Sucker Garden:--- Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson has confirmed that an early morning shooting has left one person dead. Several neighbors in the area said they heard about four gunshots fired shortly before 8am.The Police Spokesman said the victim was shot in his head in the vicinity of El Capitan and the old Japanese Club building. Henson also confirmed that police arrested one person but he said he is not sure if the suspect in custody is related to the fatal shooting.
SMN News learnt that the victim is a national of Curacao and he resides in Toochie Meyer's apartment building. Neighbors identified the victim as Michael Sebelon. They said the victim was about to leave his home to take his girlfriend to work when he was shot multiple times. Sources close to the family said the police has detained the girlfriend as a witness to the fatal shooting. They said Michael and his girlfriend filed several reports at the Philipsburg Police Station because bandits broke into their home on several occasions.
According to some eyewitness, the shooter went to the scene on a scooter and fired several shots. Police, they said are in possession of the scooter while the shooter made his escape on foot. Sebelon's murder has brought the amount of murders committed on St. Maarten thus far for the year 2011 to 16.
Below is the Police Report regarding the Sucker Garden shooting.
Man Shot in Sucker Garden.
On Friday October 14th, at approximately 08:00am several police patrols, detectives, ambulance personnel and forensic officers were directed to the apartment building between "El Capitan" and "Seamans Club" where a man was shot and lying on the ground. On the scene, the investigating officers located a man with initials M.F.S. from Curacao who was bleeding from a wound to his forehead. The victim who was in very critical condition was treated on the scene by paramedics and transported to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for urgent treatment. However, shortly after the victim died of the wounds he sustained. The crime scene was closed off and the Forensic department started their investigation collecting evidence. The detectives are busy questioning witnesses and the investigation is ongoing.
