Man killed in daylight shooting in George Town
(CNS): Police have opened a murder investigation following a daylight shooting in the centre of George Town Friday morning. A man was reportedly gunned down from behind and sustained multiple wounds in the parking lot of Liquor 4 Less on Sound Way at the junction of Eastern Avenue and Shedden Road just before 10.30am. The suspect is said to have fled the location in a light-coloured Honda Fit heading east.
The victim was pronounced dead at the George Town hospital shortly after he was shot. The RCIPS has confirmed that he has been identified and that his family has been informed. Although the police have not released the man’s name, it has been posted on multiple local social media platforms.
Officers are still on the scene of the murder, and Sound Way is currently closed while investigations are underway. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to urgently come forward, and anyone with information is asked to call the Major Incident Room at 649-2930.
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Every time I go on this site I see some dunce comments from dunce people. I always knew cayman will fall but seeing you idiots blaming other nationality for your mess is so funny to me. I can’t wait for the white people to run una off this country. What a glorious day that will be. Then I going see who una going blame.
The guns and drugs come from Jamaica. The trigger men are usually young Caymanian men and boys who grew up in unstable homes – many times with an absent Caymanian father and a mother from Jamaica or Honduras. They spent time in the slums of both countries and came back with what they learned there.
They were often neglected and abused, and grew up with severe psychological trauma. Those with Caymanian moms also usually had an absent father – either Caymanian or Jamaican or Honduran, and then we can also add in the scourges of alcohol and drug abuse. Plus domestic and sometimes sexual abuse.
Many were in group homes or foster care at various points in their lives. No education to speak of due to behavioral problems and being suspended or expelled.
These youth make up the classic recruitment pool for gangs. They are looking for love and belonging, as well as status, power and money. The gangs are influenced by Jamaicans – certainly, but are usually headed by an older Caymanian criminal – who is perhaps originally Jamaican (but not always).
A lot of these young men have fathers who spent time in prison and who were active in criminal activity – especially the drug trade. It become passed down as a family business.
And the cycle continues, as these young men have children and are then killed or imprisoned. And still, we do nothing but pass the buck, put our heads in the sand and ignore the rampant drug abuse and sexual abuse that affects our children. And blame Jamaicans for all of it. Yes, there is a Jamaican link and influence, of course there is, but WE as Caymanians are culpable too. There is blood on our hands because of our collective denial.
Crappy human beings. Sad sad world..
Nailed it. Absentee fathers is the root cause of the issue.
Simple start would be to disqualify absentee fathers from PR and status. Getting some stupid girl pregnant should not be a path to Caymanian status.
correlation is not causation.
we are now seeing the negative consequences of the influences of the American rap music that the youth have decided to indulge in. The rap culture from Chicago.
and also the drugs play a major role. They use yo smoke weed and have positive vibration. the youth use to be influenced by positive people like Bob Marley
but sadly now the youths are using hard drugs and it’s changing their mind sets.
soon we will be just like America and the rest of the world when it comes to crime
Homicide rate in Cayman is often double that of the USA.
Some one else with sense! Thank you, selective outrage and it’s always towards Jamaicans.
Some one else with sense! Thank you, selective outrage and it’s always towards Jamaicans. Sad sad sad
The amount of hate in these comments about Jamaicans are wild and unfortunate. Do you guys know who the culprit was? You guys must know because I’ve seen so many comments blaming Jamaicans. If you guys know it was a Jamaican why not go to the police? Oh yes it’s because you do not know. This is why those English, Canadians Americans etc. people taking over. Y’all are so dumb, the same white people you guys are worshipping is ruining your country. Oh but blame Jamaicans. Idiots.
So what’s the real story? I’m assuming this wasn’t random.
Blame it on the EXPATS … but you never hear of an innocent person being killed at 10:00 a.m. by any means other than a stray bullet.
I find it questionable that CMR failed to use the other picture on his FB page, then one with the coil of cash, but continue to blame our woes on expats.
Are Jamaicans expats..?
Are you?
Drugs and guns flow Into this place every friggin week something needs to be done now Immigration controls and Radar for our shore line will at least halt this onslaught we have been facing for sometime.why can’t those in power see this they seem happy wasting our money on all kind of foolishness and building up everything around us.Our criminal politicos know exactly why they don’t support these things don’t they Cayman ???
Did anyone notice the queue for the liquor shop, even after the shooting? its even in the CNS photo
1. Increase stop and search operations during all hours. A lot of criminals operate during the day as they know the police are to busy handing our parking tickets and tint tickets to bother them.
2. Possession of a firearm should be MANDATORY 15 years. There should be no such thing as reduced sentences for guilty pleas or circumstances.
3. Repeat offenders should be given life sentences.
4. Introduce appropriate CCTV in trouble areas that actually works and is monitored correctly. Seek assistance from the UK for this as they are the best in the world at it.
5. Legalizing/decriminalizing cannabis will help as this is still the #1 imported drug to Cayman and is usually accompanied by firearms.
6. On the whole the judicial system and police really need to be improved as currently it seems their motivation is making money for the government through fines rather than actually catching real criminals.
Say what! “They know the police are too busy handing out parking tickets and tint tickets to bother them” ??? Where are they doing this? I very rarely come across police doing their job!
I only know Divonte as a gentle soul where his daughter meant the world to him. It’s beyond sad that this little baby girl may never remember the love and devotion he. Had for her. I hope and pray that his family will learn in time to fill that void.
My deepest condolences to all his family.
I’m at a loss
Knock, knock knocking on Kenny’s door.
Aye, Aye, Aye.
Does Kenny care..?
Naaaaah, he just wants your votes .
Cayman is the epic story of failed leadership ! If this type and style of Killing seems familiar it is you can read about it everyday in our independent foreign neighbours towns and cities news media but alas these dangerous exports of crime, drugs , violence and poverty have landed on our shores because of the lack of political and government leadership in the past 20 years. Who sought and put economic benefit over peace ,safety and law and order.Who believed by importing corruption and violent elements from elsewhere they could somehow derive financial benefit and control it. Sadly to this day they are still blinded by their own criminal greed which has made them both blind and powerless to take the necessary and prudent steps to deal with this now dangerous and dire situation.
as usual blame expats for everything bad that’s happening there….keep been delusional and think cayman don’t have their own gang bangers….the day you all take unah heads out the sand a realize we have our own home grown criminals , things will be better…grow tall children good that they become upstanding citizens…stop blaming expat for unah bad parenting!!
Telling us about bad parenting from those who have some of the highest crime and murder.rates in the world is kind of hypocritical is it not the similarities there now brought here is not alarming to you Star! Something bothering you seek help!
I feel like we completely gave up on the neighborhoods in central GT a long time ago and also to a lesser extent, downtown. I understand why people don’t want to walk around or hang out or shop in these areas now because of high crime but I feel like it didn’t have to get to this point and now that it has gotten so bad it will be very difficult to fix.
I wish to see central GT transformed into a more walkable and desirable place (e.g. shopping and entertainment) for people of all social classes. That way there will always be lots of eyes on the street making it feel safer, and this could be backed up with lots of HD CCTV.
Additionally central GT cannot continue to almost exclusively be the home of poor expats. A high concentration of people living in poverty fosters an environment of desperation in which crime is normalized. Lots of apartments which are desirable to and can be afforded by the middle class need to be built in central GT. Also more than enough government housing needs to be built in Cayman to humanely accommodate the poor, but it needs to be sprinkled over a large area to avoid the previously mentioned problems, and well connected to job centres and places people want to go, by high quality public transport.
Finally the backgrounds of people seeking a work permit who are currently living in cities with high crime needs to be scrutinized more closely. Immigration needs to make sure we are not allowing entry to people who are closely associated with those who have been charged with serious violent crimes. Even if they, themselves have a squeaky clean criminal record and a history of legitimate appearing employment.
I know my last 3 paragraphs sound like a pipe dream and it’s very difficult to encourage investment in an area where there is a murder every other month and a robbery every other week. And I know that crime also makes it very difficult to encourage people to move to central GT. But all the government needs to do is START, to improve this area. It doesn’t have to happen at once. If people and government cared about central GT it could be repaired in 10 or 20 years.
Also, I don’t see how this problem can be ignored for much longer. This murder happened just across the road from Cricket Square’s rear entrance and directly next to Cricket Square parking lots during business hours.
I think the government care very little about the residents of central GT being tormented by crime and anti-social behavior, but surely they will care if it starts to negatively impact business and the lives of people of a higher social status.
The gangsters’ of Kingston have setup shop in Cayman by aligning themselves with locals, supplying them with guns drugs and hitmen. So yes this IS now Little Kingston and yes it is locals. We have let this get away from us. Unless we secure our shorelines this is never going to stop.
There maybe some truth to your Kingston Gangster comment.
I’ll add, It’s not impossible to effectively police our shores from the canoes transporting guns and drugs.
Drones are most likely the answer.
A 24hr manned Drone Command Center could be very effective.
Drones are not the answer. They cannot stay up in the air as long as a helicopter and cost $12,000 per flight hour.
You could hire every single unemployed Caymanian and station them along the shore with a radio for much less.
You’re smoking what’s for sale down Eastern Avenue?
A single fixed wing drone can loiter for many hours at a time, and would be much less to operate than a helicopter. A lot less risk, too.
“The inspector general’s report said that during fiscal 2013, each drone cost about $12,255 an hour to operate — six times as much as Customs and Border Protection calculated. The drones were airborne one-fifth of the agency’s target of 16 hours a day. The drones contributed to less than 2 percent of apprehensions and less than 3 percent of marijuana seizures in the sectors they were used, the report concluded.”
https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2015/01/06/report-cbp-drones-cost-migrant-caught/21341559/
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) already operates a fleet of nine unmanned aircraft. Although drones have been widely used in foreign battlefields, they have failed to help CBP apprehend illegal border crossers and seize drugs. Drones have led to only 0.5 percent of apprehensions at a cost of $32,000 per arrest.”
https://www.cato.org/immigration-research-policy-brief/drones-border-efficacy-privacy-implications
You’re an idiot.
Drugs and thugs. Stop importing Jamacians!
How about you run for office and make it happen? See how quick Cayman fall lmao damn fool. Get a clue and stop blaming others.
This is tragic, yet it is illustrative of our current education failures. We have dumbed down our kids, and stifled their futures. Ask any gen Z who sings ‘Paint the town red’ , 10 seconds to Doja Cat. Ask them who the prime minister of Israel is, dead silence. We are failing as parents. We are raising a youth without a chance of success in our public schools. Yet we spend dollars over dollars on buildings?
This is a disgraceful crime, but not unforeseen. We need to do better for our youth. So sorry for this person’s family.
lmao when will knowing the PM of Israel ever help you get forward in life? I understand your point, but that is a hilariously-bad example.
Knowing things about the world, i.e. basic knowledge, should be taught in school…
.. wtf does the prime minister of Israel have to do with Cayman? I have a degree and a clean police record but needed to Google that one.
The point would be that people who are knowledgeable in World Affairs are likely also knowledgeable in local matters and engaged in the greater community on island. Could just as easily said the President of China or Prime Minister of Barbados.
Sheesh
Forget about the Prime Minister of Israel .. I asked a teen to divide 17 by 3 and she couldn’t do it without her phone!
Remarkably sad, – the CNS front page headlines this weekend containing guns, killing, knives and robberies headlines claim 30% of the news cycle or 4 of the 12 stories. I would never imagine this is an intention of CNS but simply a reflection of the Cayman we are living in today, just awful 😢
It is apparent that this insane murder case is related to a revenge killing. Hopefully, the Honda Fit will be able fit the description of the criminal who has carried out such a barbaric act, will be caught and be brought to justice.
We need a new version of the DTF and Derek Haines to get this sorted. Need a quick reaction team with no ties to Cayman/Jamaica/Honduras/Panama to clean up this mess.
Derek Haines was in charge at a different time in Cayman, that time is LONG GONE! Not sure he would be able to do anything from these last few years.
Long time before Derek’s time, criminals were sent to Jamaica to serve their prison sentences.
That alone was one hell of a deterrent, NO criminal wanted to go to the terrible conditions of a Jamaican prison.
Our planned new prison , millions in fees being mined now by enthusiastic consultants, will really put people off wanting to go to prison won’t it.?
PACT many suffering and you bleeding the pubic purse for this…???
Terrible tragedy but when organised crime syndicates are allowed to operate ‘Numbers’ rackets with impunity violence follows.
First of all…Mr Eye Witness who just felt to leave the scene at the right time, that is not even believable, you heard a voice in your head telling you to move but you didnt think to warn the man and his daugther? Perhaps that voice came from some other source? Maybe it was transmitted by the killers eyes when he/she looked at you?
I hope justice is served and the death penalty is reinstated. To murder this youth with his daughter in his hands. What comes to mind is that this dude or people are cowards, animals, trash, scum. You snuff this brother out at his weakest and torn his family to pieces.
You are weak, sick, evil and a coward!
And government have put in motion , a new 100 million dollar prison, with several million being paid to consultants, so that our criminals will be more comfortable and eat well at their Northward resort.
The gym, library, medical center will mean that life at Northward will be far more comfortable than home for our Jamaican, and their Cayman pickney guests.
Stop this mad spending now Wayne..! Stop this now PACT.
O goody, Lovely comfortable new premises to house our worthless thugs thieves drug dealers and murderers.
Some restrictions of course, but not too different to an English boarding school.
Three solid meals a day, sports , gym library and education facilities.
Far more comfortable than the gutter where these scum come from…..and WHAT a deterrent to crime…!
So is this another round of gangland killings starting up?
Place is turning into jam rock. Its your own fault cbc
Two words. Property tax. It will fix this. Promise.
I think this is more correct than people think.
Only for non Caymanians
It never has worked before in the history of government. In fact, doing so would only destroy this island.
So sad! Condolences to the Family and friends of this young man. I hope the RCIPS can at least this one time close a case with a conviction! The family and victim deserves Justice.
All these comments about little Kingston! Does that mean y’all know the shooter ? Seen his passport ?
How does hovering the RCIPS helicopter above a busy airport, while planes are landing and taking off, relax residents and visitors, or find the culprit? It’s really difficult to understand the interdiction strategies on full view. Unsettling and destabilizing to witness the tactical disarray.
This place has as many cameras as the book 1984…if they can’t find the bad guys they are just incompetent.
Walton has his work cut out for him.
I mean, you seem like you’re a fully qualified armchair SWAT officer. The internet needs more of you!
I’ve often myself questioned the strategy of the air support unit. It seems at time that the pilots (likely in violation of CAA standard decide to hoover above the criminal element at low altitude although we know that the sensitive camera arrays are v capable of long distance observation. The sorties they fly, don’t really ever (over land) pursue anyone and it looks like a deliverables exercise to hit the hours target. Is that close enough? At the next cocktail party, I’ll get called a troublemaker, but that’s OK. I’m fine with my lot in life but would appreciate a lil peace and quiet.
I didn’t know the helicopter has a high powered suction device on board.
…hoover?
really awful to hear this. That’s why I’ll never move my company office to Cricket Square
ok thanks. this didn’t happen in cricket square, but good to know!
…it happened across the street from Cricket Square and next door to one of the car parks.
Nope but it happened right there and most of cricket square is surrounded by this nonsense. Why do you think their gates are so high and they have security guards literally everywhere?
C Bayy troll much Capt. Obvious?!
You can’t afford
Honda Fits are the problem as always…
import people from kingston, turn into kingston
This was all locals.
People from every country in the world commit crimes. And people from those same places live their entire lives without committing crimes.
Birthplace doesn’t matter.
https://media.tenor.com/LVDARRzuLIsAAAAC/nah-nope.gif
What do you mean birthplace don’t matter? Jamaica and Haiti consistently rank as the most violent and crime ridden places in the Caribbean. Compared to places like St Bart’s, Grenada, cayman, Anguilla and martinique, you think there isn’t a cultural and socioeconomic element that sustains those cultures? With caymans relationship and proximity to Jamaica we are definitely susceptible to those negative influences. if we don’t put measures in place to manage it we will have to deal with the corruption that seeps into our system.
All that said, it would be ignorant and disingenuous to pretend like we don’t have our own homegrown multigenerational caymanian criminals and their enabling families. We do, but we need to start being honest about the entire situation instead of pointing fingers at one foreign nation or another for our internal issues that those nations capitalize on.
No matter how you look at it, CAYMAN is responsible for protecting cayman and Caymanians and we cannot get mad at others for taking advantage of our lack of cohesion, our lack of standards and discipline. Our lack of quality education and support services.
OUR LACK OF A FKN PROPER DUMP.
I’m not blaming caymanian politicians or Caymanian Public servants as if they are born on a different island and come here just to get a job and line their pockets with backroom deals and concessions.
I’m blaming us all. WE ARE THE REASON WE CANT HAVE NICE THINGS. I hope the next election cycle we have a new crop of educated , professional politicians that are loyal to cayman and Caymanians. We can’t keep kicking cans down the road while we stick our head in the sand or scenes like this will become commonplace.
RIP D
Ok are you running then?
Little Kingston alive on a Friday morning.
Thanks Mac..and Kenny enjoying the Cayman you’re creating for us..?
Whoever did the shooting is living among us.
Whoever did the shooting did so irrespective of the victim holding his child.
Whoever did the shooting is the lowest form of life , known to someone, supported by someone and protected by someone.
All these people live among us, and are multiplying….in little Kingston.
Stop importing Jamaicans ffs.
to 3.33 Stop hating on Jamaicans. I bet you would be happy if we sent Jamaicans away and instead became Little London. Of course if you miss home you can always catch BA back to big London.
yes actually, that would be better than all these kids without a father and all these men acting like wannabe gangsters on island. The driving would surely improve.
Stop importing Jamaicans!
So, let me get this straight, the only people that have guns and use gunS in the act of criminal behavior, are JAMAICANS? NO “CAYMANIANS”, NO HONDURANS, or as you all say, HONDURANIANS,and God knows where you all coin that from,NO CUBANS,NO NICARAGUANS,NO TRINIDADIANS, ETC,ETC,ETC.Makes you wonder if no other nationality engages in that kind of activity than Jamaicans.
I noticed you never mentioned Americans, Canadians, Australians, or Brits. I wonder why! How many murders have they committed in Cayman?
We probably coined the term Honduranians from the Spanish “Hondurenos” (tilde on the n) because Caymanians had a very close, historical relationship with Honduras via the Bay Islands (and probably still do) back in our turtling days. It’s basically a Caymanian “Spanglish” to be honest.
shady spot….little kingston.
Welcome to Cayman. Sun, sea and daylight shootings!
Sunburns, powder burns and blood-red sunsets.
to 6.19pm You failed to mention the most important thing. THE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THOUSANDS OF EXPAT FAMILIES.
RIP Divo…
I remember when there was a police marine unit that would at least catch some Jamaican canoes before they reached.
Ever since they got rid of the marine police and replaced them with this Coast Guard I haven’t heard of one value for money canoe with the smugglers seized yet. only a few pounds here and there with some amateur smugglers.
what I hear is 100 pounds of ganja being found at a time on island, and canoes being beached with no crew, no drugs, no guns, no fuel with illegal immigrants being found after they have delivered there shipments already.
Seems to be working backwards by trying to find these guns on land instead of stopping them at sea.
You can’t improve the security situation by removing guns slower than they are being brought in.
they just cruise around the canals but never stop to inspect in “fishy” businesses.
Sadly even if they wanted to patrol they don’t have the staff or equipment to do it.
The Coast Guard was set up to fail, plain and simple. They don’t have the means’ to effectively police our coasts or the means to effectively undertake large scale search and rescue.
Certainly wasn’t an accident. What kind of foolishness was this kid mixed up in to get shot in broad daylight while carrying a child?