Cops appeal for witnesses in 7MB shooting
(CNS): The police are making another public appeal to find anyone who may have seen a shooting in the Seven Mile Beach area last month. The incident took place off the West Bay Road just south of Lime Tree Bay Avenue, close to Government House, the governor’s residence, at around 4am on Saturday, 24 September. Several shots were reportedly fired and one man was wounded and taken to hospital in a white Honda sedan.
While he has since been discharged, the Criminal Investigation Department is looking for witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCIPS Major Incident Room at 649-2930.
Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via the Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777
or via the RCIPS website.
- Fascinated
- Happy
- Sad
- Angry
- Bored
- Afraid
I saw nothin.
Who’s going to volunteer to be named and shamed as a grass by the cops and criminals?
Sorry RCIPS:
Just like we feel when we report criminal activity to you for help with ….
You are on your own.
Deal with your own glaring incompetence and corruption first.
NOBODY TRUSTS YOU.
Sad state of affairs
Powerful but necessary statement
Cayman deserves timely investigations on serious matters to secure the peace. This was a murder, on the doorstep of the governor’s residence, Westin Hotel, FCIB bank and Regatta Office Park (DRCL), all of which have CCTV and round the clock security personnel. The guardhouse for Government House just steps away. Concurrently, we have the investigation of the Speaker’s actions at the Ritz, in front of a ballroom of witnesses, CCTV, and physically removed by security teams and even that file can’t be referred to DPP yet. It’s beyond inept. Roper needs to fire CoP Byrne and all the other elements of resistance and obstruction within his RCIPS. It’s clearly not functioning.
Can we pass around a hat to get Ring cameras every qr mile? Forgit talking to dem
Well, i think most people think the investigation, so far as reported, is farcical and that another appeal like this is only to make us think that any investigating is going on.
Maybe the RCIPS want the list of potential corroborating witnesses are so that they can deliver those names to the gang leadership running things. The same type of untouchables that would be so bold to assassinate someone yards from the Gov’s gatehouse, and have their 24/7 guard not see or record anything that night.
The authorities want our help but why would we give it? There is no trust in the authorities who we employ and those of us who follow the rules always seem to get shafted. The tales that woman told of those within the authorities who told her “boss said not to say anything” is not hear say. People are not willing to risk being targeted because the criminals are always guaranteed to have the better weapons.
Weapons laws only help the government and criminals while regular people get screwed because we are not ‘allowed’ the means to best defend ourselves.
So, while I know that the authorities are corrupt and I don’t have the means to defend myself if I my name and address gets ‘leaked’, I will sit my ass down and crumble with the rest of society because that’s what this situation forces us to do. We take the option that prolongs the worst outcome until we can’t prolong it anymore.
CIG and all the other people who want everyone to rely on one central authority, big daddy government to protect us… welcome the bed you made. I only hope we can change before it gets too out of control.
All of the comments about lack of trust in the police are unfortunately true and justified.
But if you have the guy who was shot and presumably the driver/owner of the Honda, do you really need witnesses to figure this out? Also have to assume there is CCTV at the governor’s house or elsewhere in that area. Too much work I guess.
yup, came to us way too late…all tapes are rerecorded over after a certain number of weeks…useless or lazy, both are unacceptable.
This appears to be only thing that can wake up that dreamer in Government house.
Which dreamer are you referring to?
What do you mean?
(1) Is he asleep?
(2) Is he stupid?
(3) Is he anti-law?
People who can help, dont because of how the RCIP treats them with other matters. Trust is earned everyday, not when you need us.
Why would anyone assist our clearly-corrupt police force? Even when the local wing of JCF is forced to act due to our public being aware of happenings, their counterparts back home just free the criminals. You think any of us want to be included on the hit lists? Hard pass.
When Caymanians can return to having any semblance of faith in our “authorities,” things might change. Until then: move from round ya wid unna foolishness.
Hey Eric and Stuart, can you look into installing CCTV island wide?
I’d love to help but alas, I lived in the UK in the 1990’s so they are shit out of luck.
1 month later?! Brilliant RCIPS!
Do they really want to solve crimes?
let’s start with a better solution for our country.and let’s start with the young generation.the government needs to start making some money from most of these so call gangsters that dress like gangsters .forget about human rights to a certain extent.lets start by setting up a plan to remove all of those who tends to wear their pants below their waist line showing off their boxers in public areas .when they tend to wear the gangsta style it makes them a gangsta.
Sam Sam your solution is symptoms based We need to deal with the real gangstas here dressed up in nice clothes and uniforms who are the real criminals in this society. That the real illness Cayman is suffering with and stop importing poverty while we at it too .
“better solution”, “forget about human rights”, “some foolishness about waistline and style”
Um….. I doubt the better solution is less human rights and style police.
No thanks. Treating a cough while ignoring the flu that is causing it, is not a “better solution”.
FCIB/Regatta Office Park or the Westin? Why not name the landmarks involved. FCIB would have CCTV, since it’s a bank.
Honda. of course. Why a month later?
Had to give them time to get a boat back out.
The article says “The police are making ANOTHER PUBLIC appeal ”
why wouldn’t they continue to gather information? Would you prefer if they buried their head in the sand and didn’t ask?
but that’s what they do anyway so why would we help a morally corrupt set of farce police and risk our lives?