Tag: gun crime

Murdered man had dodged 3 serious charges

Murdered man had dodged 3 serious charges

| 29/11/2016 | 80 Comments

(CNS): The man who was gunned down in broad daylight on the streets of the capital yesterday was 34-year-old Damean Dwayne Seymour, a.k.a. ‘Deebo’. The local man, originally from George Town, had been acquitted by the courts of three serious criminal charges, including murder, attempted murder and robbery. Seymour left Cayman for the UK following […]

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Cops on scene of daylight gang killing

Cops on scene of daylight gang killing

| 28/11/2016 | 77 Comments

(CNS): A local man has been shot and killed in what is believed to be a gang-related murder on the streets of George Town in broad daylight. Police have confirmed that the fatal shooting happened at around 11:45am near to the Globe Bar and the junction of Tigris Street and Martin Drive, in the central […]

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Illegal gun lands GT man seven years in jail

Illegal gun lands GT man seven years in jail

| 24/11/2016 | 4 Comments

(CNS): A local man was given the minimum mandatory jail term of seven years Thursday after pleading guilty to carrying an unlicensed Smith & Wesson .38 handgun following his arrest outside a local bar in August. Randy Parchment (35), from central George Town, is the latest person caught with a gun because of threats made on […]

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Suspect gunman jailed following raid

Suspect gunman jailed following raid

| 21/11/2016 | 5 Comments

(CNS): A 33-year-old man from George Town who surrendered to police following a raid in Windsor Park last week has been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of ganja, possession of ganja with intent to supply and failing to provide a specimen. He appeared in court Friday, 18 November, and was remanded to […]

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Convicted gun witnesses plead against jail

Convicted gun witnesses plead against jail

| 17/11/2016 | 22 Comments

(CNS): A couple who gave evidence  in a trial against a local man with a reputation for gang-related violence begged not to go to jail at the sentencing hearing Wednesday. Ashley Terry and Sean Dunbar appeared in court alongside Jose ‘Peto’ Sanchez for the possession of a handgun at a Bodden Town bar last year. […]

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WB man charged with firing gun in wake of fight

WB man charged with firing gun in wake of fight

| 15/11/2016 | 0 Comments

(CNS): A 22-year-old man from West Bay was expected in court Tuesday to face charges in relation to allegations he fired a gun during a fight in the district last Wednesday night. The man has not been charged with either possession of an unlicensed firearm or an imitation firearm with intent but with two counts […]

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Cops shoot dog as armed suspect arrested

Cops shoot dog as armed suspect arrested

| 03/11/2016 | 51 Comments

(CNS): Armed police shot and killed what they described as “a large ferocious bulldog” which was set upon them by a suspect they believed was armed with a gun. A release from the RCIPS said that the incident occurred during one of several targeted operations Wednesday in relation to recent gang crime, in which five […]

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Gang violence increases in West Bay

Gang violence increases in West Bay

| 02/11/2016 | 86 Comments

(CNS) Updated with corrected location: Following a series of violent incidents in West Bay, the acting commissioner of police issued a warning to gang members Tuesday that the RCIPS is coming for them. Last night two gunmen indiscriminately opened fire on people at Super C’s Bar and Restaurant injuring at least two customers. The frightening incident happened […]

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Two men deny possessing guns for second time

Two men deny possessing guns for second time

| 01/11/2016 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Keith Rohan Montaque and Walter Jordan McLaughlin both denied possessing a 9mm pistol and a. 38 revolver and ammunition when they appeared in Grand Court Tuesday. They will now go to trial for the second time in August next year on those charges after the Court of Appeal ordered a new trial this summer […]

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Shotgun fired at West Bay home

Shotgun fired at West Bay home

| 26/10/2016 | 9 Comments

(CNS): Police were on the scene of a possible shooting at a residence in Watercourse Road, West Bay, Tuesday night at around 11pm after receiving reports of loud noises at the property. Uniform officers sent to investigate discovered that one of the windows and the satellite dish at the home had been damaged by what […]

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Police seize guns from murder suspect

Police seize guns from murder suspect

| 16/10/2016 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Officers investigating the murder of Justin Manderson have charged one man and two women with guns and drugs offences following a raid in Prospect Friday but no one has yet been charged with his murder. One 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing Manderson when police raided an apartment at Lantern Point in […]

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