Tag: Ed Bush Statium shooting

Police still seeking witnesses in football shooting

Police still seeking witnesses in football shooting

| 16/04/2024 | 34 Comments

(CNS): Seven weeks after seven people were shot at the Ed Bush football stadium in West Bay, the police are still looking for information and for witnesses to come forward. Although there is a reward of up to $250,000 for anyone who helps police with the evidence needed for a conviction, no one has yet […]

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Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting

Third man arrested and bailed in football field shooting

| 12/03/2024

(CNS): The police arrested a man on Saturday, 9 March, in connection with the mass shooting at the Ed Bush Stadium last month, but he has since been bailed with conditions pending further investigation. The 21-year-old man is from West Bay, where the shooting occurred during a premier league football match on Sunday, 25 February. […]

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PPM calls on UPM to tackle causes of gang crime

PPM calls on UPM to tackle causes of gang crime

| 04/03/2024 | 44 Comments

(CNS): The rise in gun crime and gang activity demands attention, Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart said in the wake of the shooting last month during a football match at the Ed Bush Stadium, where seven people were wounded in what appears to be another incident of gang-related violence. McTaggart said the government must prioritise the […]

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Football shooting suspects released on police bail

Football shooting suspects released on police bail

| 04/03/2024

(CNS): The two West Bay men, aged 24 and 40, who were arrested on Friday and Saturday in connection with the shooting at the Ed Bush Field on Sunday, 25 February, have been released on bail, pending further investigation, the RCIPS confirmed and asked for the public’s patience as the investigation continues. After an arrest, […]

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Local demand for drugs fuelling gun smuggling

Local demand for drugs fuelling gun smuggling

| 03/03/2024 | 116 Comments

(CNS): There are at least 90 illegal guns currently on the streets of the Cayman Islands that police know about, it was revealed at a meeting about the escalating violence held in West Bay Wednesday night, and senior RCIPS officers and politicians drew a link between the demand for drugs and the smuggling of firearms. […]

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Two West Bay men arrested for football field shooting

Two West Bay men arrested for football field shooting

| 02/03/2024

(CNS): A 24-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, both from West Bay, were arrested on Friday and Saturday respectively in connection with the shooting at the Ed Bush football stadium last Sunday night one of which has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as he is believed to be the gunman. The RCIPS said […]

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Seven shot as gunman opens fire at WB football game

Seven shot as gunman opens fire at WB football game

| 26/02/2024 | 304 Comments

(CNS): At least seven people were shot on Sunday night when a gunman opened fire at the Ed Bush Stadium in West Bay during a football match, in a shocking escalation of the troubling gun violence. Police said that all of the injured people arrived at the hospital in private cars. All were said to […]

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