Tag: gang violence
9 different guns used in 2021 crime spree, says CoP
(CNS): Nine different Illegal guns have been at the centre of the violent crime so far this year, including two high-powered automatic weapons used in the recent murders. Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne has said the majority of the guns being used in crime that police are aware of are 9mm handguns. He said they […]
Cops work on tracking down witnesses
(CNS): The RCIPS has said that “very few parties have voluntarily come forward with information” on the two recent murders in George Town, in which two men were killed and eight other people wounded in a spate of gun violence. But police are doing the work to track down those who were present at the […]
Both arrested suspects in GTC killing released
(CNS): UPDATED: Police have confirmed the George Town man arrested earlier this week in connection with the murder in Martin Drive in central George Town on Thursday, 1 July, was released Wednesday on strict bail conditions without charge. A second suspect who police confirmed earlier Friday had been arrested in connection with that fatal shooting […]
Panton calls for meeting with CoP
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has asked Governor Martyn Roper to invite members of Parliament to an emergency meeting with Police Commissioner Derek Byrne to brief them on the recent spate of gun violence on Grand Cayman. The shootings began last month and in the space a week escalated to two murders and eight other people […]
Man killed in mass shooting at GT bar
(CNS): Six people have been shot, one fatally, in a mass shooting at a George Town bar in the early hours of Friday morning. Police have released only a few details about the second horrifically violent incident in the capital in a week, but have said that the shooting happened inside Vic’s Bar at the […]
One dead after 4 men gunned down on GT street
(CNS): Police have opened a murder inquiry after a spate of gun violence on the streets of George Town turned deadly late last night, when one of three men gunned down on Martin Drive in the central area of the capital was killed. Three men were wounded, one of whom was treated at the murder […]
‘Screechy’ dies, cops open sudden death probe
(CNS): A once notorious local gangster, Carlos Renton Russell (59), known as “Screechy”, was found dead in his North Side home earlier this week, CNS has learned. Despite his reputation, the convicted killer was believed to be leading a law-abiding life in recent years, even working as a security guard. Police confirmed that they have […]
Killers still unknown a decade later
(CNS): Two unresolved deaths were confirmed as unlawful killings by the Coroners Court on Thursday, when the jury heard the details of how the men were shot and killed in two separate murders in 2011 and 2013 in what police believe were gang-related crimes. Preston Ezekiel Rivers was just 18 years old when he was […]
Two men charged in ‘gang’ violence case
(CNS): A 34-year-old man from West Bay who was arrested in connection with a machete attack last week in the district has now been charged with wounding with intent. During the incident, which was related to a resurgence of gang violence, a man’s hand was almost severed. A 20-year-old man has also been charged with […]
Gang tensions increase in West Bay
(CNS): Police Commissioner Derek Byrne said a recent resurgence of gang tensions in West Bay resulted in a shooting in the district on Wednesday night and a serious machete assault early Thursday morning. Speaking at Thursday’s COVID-19 press briefing, the CoP said that overall crime was not increasing but there were issues of concern surrounding […]
