CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- POLICE have launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Gabriel Lloyd of Jessups Village, Nevis, at Long Point Port last evening (Nov. 11).
In a media statement, the Police Force said the incident occurred between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
According to preliminary investigations, Lloyd, a Marine Officer who was on duty at the port, was attacked by an unknown assailant shortly after a cargo vessel docked.
He was reportedly shot and pursued onto the dock before later being recovered from the water along the northern side of the ferry dock.
Police said Lloyd was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy has since been requested to determine the official cause of death.
His death brings the number of homicides recorded in St. Kitts and Nevis for 2026 to eight.
