1st July 2019

Homicide in Fond St. Jacques, Soufriere

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By RSLPF

PRESS RELEASE - On Saturday June 29, 2019 about 1:45 a.m. officers attached to the Soufriere Police Station, responded to a report of a shooting at Fond St. Jacques, Soufriere.

Masked individuals armed with firearms allegedly entered a business establishment in Fond St. Jacques, Soufriere. It is believed a confrontation occurred between the individuals and the proprietor, resulting in a gunshot being fired in the direction of thirty seven (37) year old Ison St. John, causing injury to his chest. He was pronounced dead by a medical practitioner at the scene. Ison St. John was a resident of Fond St. Jacques, Soufriere, but originally of Canaries.

A post mortem examination is scheduled for a later date. One individual is in police custody in relation to this incident.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the nearest Police Station or the Crime Hotline at 45-CRIME (4527463).

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