POINTE BLANCHE–One of the two suspects, who were arrested in connection with the shooting on Chin Cherry Road in Pointe Blanche around 11:05pm on August 27, has been released.
The shooting resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man with the initials K.L.D., who at the time, was reported to have been a suspected robber. After the incident a father and son, who were involved in the shooting, were arrested. The Daily Herald understands that the son is the suspect who has been released. The father, who was said to have been the shooter, is reportedly still in custody.
The Office of the Public Prosecutor said in a press release on Thursday that as a result of the ongoing investigation the pre-trial detention of the other suspect (the father) was extended on Thursday, September 6, 2018. The investigation is being overseen by the Public Prosecutor’s Office with intention to establish the facts of the case. In the interest of the investigation no further information can be released, the Prosecutor’s Office said.
The deceased was born in St. Maarten, but was raised in St. Kitts. Police spokesperson Chief Inspector Ricardo Henson had said in a press release issued hours after the incident that the Police Special Unit Robbery had been investigating what seemed to have been an attempted armed robbery which went wrong, leaving one of the suspects dead. Henson had said at the time that “the victim” and his son were driving in their car on Chin Cherry Road when they were attacked by two unknown male suspects who were armed with guns and who attempted to rob them.
The suspects fired shots at the victim who was also carrying a gun and who returned fire fatally injuring one of the suspects. The other suspect fled the scene on foot into the neighbourhood. The victim and son did not suffer any injuries during the shooting and were detained for questioning.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/80373-son-released-in-pointe-blanche-shooting-father-still-in-custody
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