Four shot in Newtown

By Stanford Conway
Editor-in-Chief-SKNVibes.com

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – A number of individuals, including some on their way home from work and some going on their regular afternoon fitness walks, scurried to safety as shots rang out in Newtown Monday afternoon injuring four persons.

On receipt of the news, SKNVibes visited the area but was only able to acquire little information. However, a release from the Police stated that four persons were injured including one female and two juveniles.

The release said the shooting occurred at about 5 p.m. at Mad House Alley, Newtown, Basseterre and investigations revealed that 16-year-old Nipchien Morton of Ottleys Village, Ellister Thomas [17] also of Ottleys Village, Gweneth Battice of New Road and Trevis Henville of Caunt Street were walking through the said Alley when an unknown person fired several rounds in their direction injuring them in the process.

The four were transported to the JNF Hospital, where they were treated for their injuries. Morton and Henville were discharged while Battice and Thomas were admitted to the wards and are in stable condition. ~~Adz:Right~~

The release notes that the Police are appealing to anyone with information to call the Criminal Investigation Department at 464-2241 extension 220 or 236, or the crime hotline at 707.

All information received would be held in the strictest confidence.