Police have identified the victim of Monday’s fatal shooting near Derek Walcott Square in Castries.
He has been identified as Jahiem Papius of Baboneau, pronounced dead at the scene by a medical practitioner.
Another male was in critical condition after Monday’s brazen daylight shooting, which occurred at about 2:15 pm.
Eyewitnesses reported that the shooters fled through the city on a motorcycle, leaving bystanders scrambling for cover and the two victims, bleeding from gunshot wounds, on the grass of Derek Walcott Square.
A woman who lost her son to gun violence in Vieux Fort in April last year wept profusely after witnessing the aftermath of Monday’s deadly gun violence.
“I seeing this young guy there. It reminds me of my son. I just lost my son and seeing that is too much,” the woman lamented.
“Too much. Too much. Too much killing. It has to stop. Somebody, please. Please do something about it. Please,” the tearful woman told reporters.
She begged for an end to the bloodshed.
The woman noted that the Christmas season is approaching and suggested that the victim of the fatal shooting might have already been preparing to celebrate.
“Every time some parent losing a child. You know how that makes somebody feel? Not to mention if that person had children. The children probably waiting on daddy,” she told reporters.
A male individual recalled hearing rapid automatic gunfire and seeing people running for cover.
He said he later saw two men on the ground, one of whom was apparently dead and the other trying to move around.
The man said he had never witnessed such a brazen crime.
“I was within range of the bullets,” he told reporters, adding that stray bullets could have hit anyone.
“And that is frightening,” the man stated.
A photo on social media showed a vehicle parked near the Derek Walcott Square with what appeared to be a bullet hole.
“Better it hit a car than an innocent bystander,” someone posted.
Its sad times here in St.Lucia. In the city and not one police officer near by. As someone mentoned the city is full of CCTV cameras. Are they working. DO the officers have radios to contact from one point of the city to another. How did they manage to escape on motor cycle . Is there a new Police Comissioner. Getting paid every month and cant come and give a briefing on the crime situation.
Well no where is safe. I know the Square always has an arm police officer checking the car park all around for ticketing. Where was he or she then?
Those criminals have respect at two pm school kids all over the place the elderly, at this point I guess any and everyone is fair game what a shame God we need your intervention.all others have failed us
The police Mia asusal check by the different bars am sure you’ll find a couple of them
“It’s time to enforce ALLLLLLLLLLL LAWS! Stop hand picking which laws to enforce and not enforce. INCONVENIENCE US ALL…DAMNIT!”
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Anonymous@ There is a particular ccc police officer who rides the motorcycle his main patrol areas are the bars under the CDCs.
I continue to ask the same question. All the gun arrest that have been made, how many cases have gone to trial? Why are we not hearing anything pertaining to those cases. Now MS Mary Francis what is your say on this shooting?