Last Updated on July 21, 2020, 9:39 PM AST by Anthony Morris
Saint Lucia recorded its 26th homicide of the year 2020 in Monchy, Gros Islet on Monday, July 20 after a female senior citizen was shot and she died.
Out of the 26 homicides in St Lucia so far this year, two were police shootings.
Corporal Ann Joseph, Police Press Officer the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, revelled these statistics at a press conference on Tuesday, July 21.
In comparison to the homicides this year, Saint Lucia had recorded 51 homicides in the year 2019, 44 homicides in the year 2018, and 60 homicides in the year 2017.
Joseph further said that the homicides are being solved at a rate of 50 per cent.
The Police have said that 57-year-old Cecilia Louis, who was popularly known as ‘Miss Daphne’, a taxi driver in the Rodney Bay, Gros Islet area, was shot dead in Monchy, Gros Islet on Monday, July 20.
Residents had reported that they heard multiple explosions shortly after 7 p.m.
Police are also investigating a double homicide which occurred in Sarrot on July 13 during the night.
According to the Police, 20-year-old Francis Altenor, also knows as ‘Tiny’ and 24-year-old Dexter Felix Jr., also known as ‘Dry Bonez’ were shot at a residence.
Joseph said that two male individuals are in the custody of the Police but have not been charged.
A 22-year-old resident of Marchand, Castries, named Anela Wilson, was gunned down at Pigeon Point Beach in Gros Islet on July 12, at about 10 p.m. during a social gathering. Her male companion was also shot, but he survived.
Ramah Williams, a resident of Marchand, is charged with murder and attempted murder in relation to this shooting.
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