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UPDATE: Police investigatation continues after Sunday's shooting in St Lucia

Incident was the country's 22nd murder of 2017

Tuesday, 16th May 2017

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a young man shot dead yesterday.

Black Mallet resident Kimbert Lynch, also known as Ludah, was shot dead just before 11am yesterday.

He was 23.

According to the Royal St Lucia Police Force, Lynch was sitting on the railing of the Black Mallet Bridge when he was approached by two men on a scooter.

One of the men spoke to him before discharging two rounds, hitting Lynch in the left chest area as well as the left thigh.

The victim was taken to Victoria Hospital but died later in the afternoon.

A post-mortem is due to take place at 11am on 16 May.

This incident is St Lucia’s 22nd homicide of 2017.

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