St Lucia sees yet another MURDER

Police in St Lucia are investigating the island’s 54th murder of 2017 after a man was found dead on Saturday.

Officers attacked to Marchand police station were alerted to reports of a shooting in Black Mallet at around 7.20pm on 18 November.

They arrived at the scene and found Anthony Barrel, 33, unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a car and with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

The La Clery, Castries, resident was pronounced dead on arrival at Victorial Hospital.

“The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force encourages any witnesses with information regarding this homicide to contact the Marchand police station at 456 3885, the Major Crime Unit 456-3756 or the police emergency line at 999,” a statement from the police said.