St Lucia man shot dead in island's 25th murder of 2017
Incident happened in Cacoa, Babonneau
Friday, 26th May 2017
Police in St Lucia have confirmed that a man was shot dead on Wednesday night – the 25th murder of 2017.
Police received reports of gunshots fired in the Green Gold area, Cacoa, at around 8.20pm.
“Reports indicate that 26-year-old Kim Isidore of Green Gold, Cacoa, was in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle on the side of the road when one masked individual approached him and discharged several rounds in his direction,” a police spokesman said.
Isidore sustained gunshot wounds to the left side of the abdomen, waist and the left chest area, they added.
The victim attempted to drive away but his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a retaining wall near the Cacoa-Girard Junction at Babonneau.
He was pronounced dead after being taken to the Victoria Hospital.
He was conveyed to the Victoria Hospital via ambulance where he was pronounced dead by a medical doctor.
Police are currently investigating the matter.
There have been a number of high price crimes in St Lucia this week.
On Monday a man was injured when gunshots were fired at him in Bagatelle, Castries.
And on the same day a mother in Marchand found her baby dead with a rope – or lace, according to some reports – around its neck.Latest
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