One Man Dead, Another Injured In Bagatelle Shooting

One man is dead, and another had to be treated in hospital after a shooting incident at Bagatelle, Castries, Thursday night. Police identified the deceased as Calixtus Jn. Louis, 42. The other man, who sustained two gunshot injuries to the leg, said they were playing dominoes when two individuals ran towards them and started ‘offloading bullets’ The man said Calixtus fell during the gunfire, whereas he himself fainted after getting hit twice. Calixtus succumbed, while the other shooting victim received treatment at the OKEU Hospital, which later discharged him. “It happened so unexpected. I was in a shock. We play dominoes there every night,” the survivor stated. He felt the police needed to ‘come down hard’ on criminals. At the same time, he declared that people should be wary about trusting others and always be alert to their surroundings. A relative described the deceased Calixtus as a loving father of three girls, one of whom is four years old. The relative said after 10.00 pm on Thursday, the deceased went to a shop to buy cigarettes. Later, shots rang out. “My cousin came running saying, ‘Don’t go up the road’. But by the time we got up there he was...