BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – LAS’ LAP came to a premature end this evening (Jan. 2) following the shooting of a young man in the vicinity of Government Headquarters on Church Street, Basseterre.
Information reaching SKNVibes states that the young man, whose name was given as Vernon Elliott of St. Johnson Village, was shot at exactly 8:00 p.m. while among revellers ‘jamming’ to the music of the Nu Vybes Band on Church Street.
According to one reveller, “Everybody thought that it was a fight. But after one of the band members announced that it was a shooting incident, people started running to safety away from the scene.”
Another reveller told this media house that after the young man was shot, he ran for a short distance and collapsed on the center of Princes Street.
SKNVibes also learnt that a vehicle from the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force had transported the wounded man to the JNF General Hospital.
Police Press and Public Relations Officer, Inspector Lyndon David, who was present at the scene, told this media house at that time that the young man was undergoing emergency surgery and he would provide more information on his condition in a subsequent press release.
Following the shooting incident, police had stopped the Las’ Lap procession which should have ended at 10:00 p.m., and also Party Central on Central Street which was scheduled to end at midnight.
