BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – TWO series of shots were fired this morning in the southeastern section of Newtown, Basseterre, which forced some residents to remain behind locked doors and windows while one individual sought cover under his bed.
Reports reaching SKNVibes state that at about 8:50 this morning, an undisclosed number of young men were seen running and firing shots indiscriminately from handguns in the vicinity of Madhouse Alley in Newtown.
On arrival in the area some 40 minutes after the incident, this media house was informed that law-abiding residents are petrified over the shooting incident and past gun-related deaths, including that of 18-year-old Darnel Webster.
Webster was shot and killed last Saturday at approximately 9:30 p.m. while walking along Sandown Road in the vicinity of the Basseterre Fire Station.
Most of the residents spoken to declined to comment, while a few others gave sketchy details of what transpired this morning.
According to an unconfirmed report, there was another shooting incident this morning, also in the Newtown area, which resulted in the injury of an individual.
SKNVibes contacted the Police to ascertain the report but was told investigations were ongoing.
I am so afraid to go any where these days . I am not in anything with anyone but I do not want to be caught in the cross fire. Lord help this Nation.
Everyone wanna c & dont c. People ignore the actions of others & turn a blind eye to the lifestyles of their peers-sons-daughters-brothers & sisters. If we fear evil itll overcome us. We need to show those fools that life is worth living. Sadly enough the dummies taking lives cant give life. Everyone is a suspect even those we cant imagine being capable of such things. I refuse to b fearful. Why do they kill? "Man watch me kinda hard".."Man try disrespect me turf" RIDICULOUS! THE WORLD IS ROUND!
COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE THAT EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE IN MIND FOR THESE CRIMINAL. WHEN THE DONE DO THE NONSENCE THE GONE JAIL EAT OFF OF U AND ME TAX MONEY SPEND A FEW YEARS COME OUT FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUS AND FAMILY HAVE TO GRIEVE FOR THE REST OF THE LIFE.I REALY DONT KNOW Y THE GOVERNMENT DONT ROUND THEM UP IN A FIELD AND LET THE SOLVE THE MATTER THE WILL BE DOING THE COUNTRY A BIG FAVOUR LORD HURRY COME FOR U WORLD IT OUT OF ORDER YOUR CHILDREN CANT BEAR IT ANY MORE
"St. Kitts tourism poised for unparallel period of growth says Minister Skerritt" Now how in the hell is St. Kitts going to become successful "tourist" destination when we are heading to have a worse crime rate (per capita) than New York City?!?!?!?!? The government needs to get serious and focused on this crime issue...otherwise dreams of have a flourishing tourist industry are futile - Be Warned!!!!! Clue: US tourist and travel agents visit this website to get "advice" as to where to travel...http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1026.html
wait until they update the "crime" section ;-) More inportantly...the streets of St. Kitts have now become clearly unsafe for all citizens...ah mean high day time guns blazing...!?!??
"Don't shoot ourselves in the foot Mr. Minister (literally)....Get the job done...you were elected to protect your citizens...among other things!!!!!"
R.I.P Darnell we miss u...
well said sweet peach......I second that
What else need to happen before something is done to solve this problem that we have? If these young men enjoy shooting so much maybe we need to trade idiots for food with the USA and let them get shipped off to Iraq and Afghanistan where they can battle terrorists
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My name - Kimani - is indeed unique. It is of African-American origin and means - One who is beautiful and sweet - . There is also my ability to adapt easily to new or unfamiliar situations...to change my colors like a chameleon. Where are you from? If you were to use two adjectives that describe your community and which also describe you as a person, what would those adjectives be?
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – TWO series of shots were fired this morning in the southeastern section of Newtown, Basseterre, which forced some residents to remain behind locked doors and windows while one individual sought cover under his bed.
I am so afraid to go any where these days . I am not in anything with anyone but I do not want to be caught in the cross fire. Lord help this Nation.
(09-Jul-08 08:05 AM)