Tag: gun crime
Two men jailed over illegal automatic guns and drugs
(CNS): Two local men in unrelated cases were jailed this week after admitting to possession of illegal guns modified into automatic weapons and significant quantities of drugs. Jay Calvert Ebanks (31), a local boat captain from Savannah, was given eight years and nine months for possession of a gun converted from a semi-automatic to a […]
Man shot dead, police open murder enquiry
(CNS) UPDATED 4PM: Police have now said that the man who was shot and killed in George Town on Sunday night in the industrial area near Bronze Road is a 36-year-old Jamaican national. Officers haven’t identified the victim as his family in Jamaica have yet to be notified. The report of the shooting was made […]
Gunman fires shots outside Strand nightspot
(CNS): As Grand Cayman’s problem with guns continued this weekend, shots were fired in the parking lot of The Strand Entertainment Complex on the West Bay Road in the early hours of Saturday morning during a fight between at least two men. Police were called to the scene at around 2:50am on 21 September and […]
Man shot multiple times in GT, one arrested
(CNS) Updated: A 39-year-old resident of George Town has been arrested in relation to the shooting on Eastern Avenue that happened shortly after 3:00am on Saturday, 14 September. After the incident, the police said that the victim was in serious but stable condition after being shot multiple times. Police officers on patrol heard shots fired […]
Two men charged over separate gun-related crimes
(CNS): A 22-year-old man from Bodden Town and a 56-year-old man from West Bay appeared in court Monday after they were charged with serious but separate gun-related offences. The 22-year-old was caught on camera last week in North Side attempting to rob several men playing dominoes. He has been charged with attempted robbery and possession […]
Law to be tightened to cover 3D and kit guns
(CNS): An extensive amendment bill has been drafted to replace the Firearms Law to help police meet some of the challenges they face regarding guns and keep up with changing technology. The legislation, which is expected to go before parliament next month, prohibits, among other things, 3D-printed guns and parts and empowers the police commissioner […]
PPM calls on UPM to tackle causes of gang crime
(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 […]
Guns fired in GT as gang troubles roll on
(CNS): Police are investigating yet another incident where shots have been fired on the streets of Grand Cayman. Firearms officers recovered an undisclosed number of spent casings as well as one live round of ammunition near the Eastern Avenue and Godfrey Nixon Way junction in George Town at about 3:40am Wednesday. According to police, no […]
No let up in gun crime as more property shot up
(CNS): Police are investigating more cases of guns being fired after a house and a vehicle in Birch Tree Hill, West Bay, were shot up on Ash Wednesday. The coastguard also found a number of spent shell casings along the shore of North Sound Estates after another report of guns being fired on Wednesday morning. […]
Shot fired into window of Lower Valley bedroom
(CNS): A resident of Lower Valley in Bodden Town was woken up in the early hours of Wednesday morning by a gun fired into his bedroom window. The man was asleep when, at around 1am, he woke up to what sounded like a gunshot. After taking a look around, he spotted bullet holes in the […]
Man wounded in Windsor Park drive-by shooting
(CNS): A man was treated in hospital on Tuesday night for a gunshot wound to his leg after a drive-by shooting on Hawkins Drive in the Windsor Park area of George Town. Police said they were called to the location at about 7pm yesterday, where it was reported that a vehicle had approached a residence […]
