CHARLESTOWN, Nevis - THE man who was shot and killed yesterday (July 16) in Charlestown, Nevis was identified as 36-year-old Travis Clarke of Newcastle.
A police statement today stated that sometime after 3:00 p.m. yesterday, ranks responded to a report of a shooting incident and, on arrival, found Clarke’s motionless body lying on the road.
The statement also noted that preliminary investigations revealed that Clarke was sitting on a step in the Happy Hill Drive area when an armed assailant pursued him and shot him several times.
He tried to run away from his assailant but eventually collapsed and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Additional reports indicated that the armed assailant had threatened a female driver who was also in the area and took possession of her vehicle in which he made his escape.
The vehicle was recovered this morning by the police at Indian Castle.
Personnel from the Forensic Services Unit had processed the scene and several items of evidential value were taken into custody.
Investigations are ongoing and the police are urging anyone with information about this incident to contact the Charlestown Police Station by dialling 469-5391, the nearest police station or the Crime Hotline at 707.
