BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – A Basseterre man is currently warded at the Joseph N France General Hospital after being shot yesterday morning (Dec. 12) by an unidentified man while in the vicinity of his Bay View Housing home.
Police Press and Public Relations Officer (PRO), Inspector Vaughan Henderson gave the name of the shooting victim as Brian Brookes and noted that he was injured on both arms.
He said that at approximately 2:30 a.m. yesterday, police received report of a shooting at Bay View Housing and a number of officers had responded.
“A number of police officers from the Basseterre Beat and Patrol, Anti-Narcotics Unit, Special Services Unit, Anti-Gang Unit and the Criminal Investigations Department responded immediately and were allocated with their various policing responsibilities.
“Based on information, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department visited the JNF Hospital and spoke with Brian Brookes, an adult of Bay View Housing, who informed them that while he was driving into his driveway at approximately 2:30 a.m. an unknown male person, who was at the time wearing a dark coloured hooded shirt which covered his head, fired a number of gunshots at him,” Henderson said.
The PRO explained that Brookes received gunshot injuries to his left and right upper arms and abrasions to his chest and his vehicle was also damaged.
“Officers from the Crime Scene Department processed the scene and took the damaged vehicle, as well as a number of items of evidential value into police custody for further analysis. There are no suspect(s) at this time, however, investigations are ongoing,” Henderson added.
