Police Seek To Allay Public Fears After Brazen Shooting

The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF), acknowledging that Monday’s brazen daylight shooting in Castries had left citizens in fear and panic, has sought to allay public disquiet over the incident. Dead as a result of the shooting near Derek Walcott Square at about 2:20 pm is Jahiem Papius of Baboneau, pronounced dead at the scene by a medical practitioner. Another man is in critical condition at a medical facility. In a statement on Tuesday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Luke Defreitas disclosed that investigators have been pursuing leads since the incident. He hoped the leads would soon bring the investigators closer to making arrests. “We will spare no effort or resource to ensure that the perpetrators are expeditiously brought to justice. Such lawlessness cannot and will not be tolerated,” Defreitas warned. He also sent a strong message to enablers. “The enablers who harbour those criminal elements are, in our view, worse than those who pull the trigger. Because of you, crime persists,” the senior police officer declared. He also appealed to the public for assistance in tracking down the shooters. The complete statement appears below: & The article Police Seek To Allay Public Fears After Brazen Shooting is from St....