Police in St Vincent and the Grenadines are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that resulted in the death of Symcy “Barth” Williams, 33 of Edinboro and the wounding of a 17-year-old Store Clerk.
The shootings occurred around 7 am on December 23 in Edinboro, close to the Hard Court.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Williams was in the company of his girlfriend (the store clerk) who was on her way to work when they were accosted by two men with guns, wearing hoodies and face masks.
The men fired shots at both of them. The store clerk was shot in both of her hands and collapsed to the ground. Williams ran away from the scene in the direction of Fort Charlotte. The assailants pursued him and shot him multiple times in the torso and head.
Williams was later pronounced deceased on the scene by a medical practitioner.
The other shooting victim was taken to hospital for medical treatment.
The crime scene was processed by members of the Crime Scene Unit, and items of evidential value were collected.
A postmortem examination is expected to be carried out on the deceased to ascertain the exact cause of death.
The RSVGPF has expressed condolences to all those who are negatively affected by this fatal incident.
Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
