BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – TREVOR DOUGLAS, the man whose lifeless body was discovered Wednesday morning (Mar. 27) between two buildings on Central Market Street in Basseterre, was shot in the back.
Following an investigation conducted by this media house, it was learnt that a post mortem examination was performed on Douglas’ remains late last week but, to date, the police have not revealed the findings.
SKNVibes also learnt that Douglas was a former member of the Bobo Dreads.
The investigation revealed that shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 27, Douglas allegedly smashed the front windscreen and the two right windows of a silver-gray Toyota pickup.
The pickup was parked on Victoria road opposite the Star of India Restaurant and Douglas allegedly smashed the windows and windscreen with a hammer, which was said to have been found on the ground next to his body when it was discovered.
It was also revealed that whilst carrying out his destructive actions, he was approached by a group of persons and he jumped the eastern fence of the Anglican Church in his bid to escape.
He ran along the grounds of the Anglican Church and scaled the wall on the western side, landed on College Street Ghaut, ran in a southern direction along that street, turned west onto Cayon Street then south into Central Market Street.
It was further revealed that during his bid to escape, a single shot rang out and it is suspected that he was hit in the back whilst running in College Street Ghaut.
SKNVibes spoke with a number of persons who, on condition of anonymity, claimed to have heard the report of gunfire at approximately 12:45 a.m. and a male voice saying, “A think a hit him.”
When contacted, Police Press and Public Relations Officer, Inspector Lyndon David confirmed that an autopsy was performed on Douglas’ remains, but declared that he could not say if or when the results would be made public because the matter is still under investigation.
Contrary to his statement, it was customary for the Police Public Relations Department to inform the public, via the media through press releases, of the findings of autopsies pertaining to deaths under their investigation in a timely manner.
Asked if the investigation is of an internal nature, David said he didnot understand the question and the reason for it being asked.
The PRO however stated that he was unaware of any internal investigation, but the police are investigating to find out “what caused the death of the young man”.
