Tag: shooting
Arrest made in gambling shop murder
(CNS): A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the murder of Harry Elliott (62) at a George Town illegal gambling shop on School Road Monday evening. The suspect, one of around six men that the police believe are at the core of a criminal gang behind the current spate of gun violence, was given […]
Key witness shot dead on Seven Mile Beach
(CNS): Caine Demetree Thomas (21), a key witness in two trials relating to a home invasion in 2017, was shot dead on Seven Mile Beach early this morning. Police believe he was killed by the same criminal gang behind the escalating gun violence, including a robbery gone wrong in which a man was murdered on […]
Ex-prison officer murdered in ‘numbers’ shop robbery
(CNS): Police are urging members of the public to help them find the two murder suspects caught on CCTV leaving a small business unit at 190 School Road on Monday night. Officers believe that Harry Wenworth Elliott (62), a former prison supervisor, was gunned down on the premises, which is a well-known ‘numbers’ spot, in […]
Man wounded in George Town shooting
(CNS) UPDATED: Police have confirmed that a man received one gunshot wound to his stomach in a shooting in Windsor Park, George Town, yesterday evening. Shots were fired at around 5:30pm on Wednesday, 20 April, on Oakland Close. The wounded man was taken to the hospital by private vehicle, where he underwent treatment last night. […]
Police to seek shooting witnesses at crime scene
(CNS): Detectives investigating the latest gun-related violence along with uniform officers will be at The Strand plaza tonight (Friday) looking for potential witnesses to the shooting last weekend. Officers said they will be heading to the entertainment complex off the West Bay Road to speak to people there this evening who may have been present […]
Silent witnesses allowed suspect killer to walk free
(CNS): The man that police believe killed Darrington Ebanks (29) on Christmas Day 2018 walked free because of the silence of those present on the night he was shot, according to detectives who investigated the murder. Following the coroner’s inquest last week, when Ebanks’ death was confirmed an unlawful killing, the police said the case […]
Man wounded in The Strand plaza shooting
(CNS): A 31-year-old man from George Town was seriously wounded early Saturday morning during a shooting at The Strand entertainment complex off the West Bay Road. According to reports made to the police, several shots were fired at around 3:30am.
Cops renew call for witnesses to barroom killing
(CNS): The senior police officer investigating the mass shooting on 9 July that killed Wayne McLean and injured five others at Vic’s Bar, George Town, this summer has renewed the appeal for witnesses. The only suspect charged in the case walked free yesterday after the prosecutor abandoned the prosecution because, he said, new evidence made […]
Murder charges dropped in Vic’s Bar killing
(CNS): All of the charges against Ezekiel Nelson Carter (36) in relation to the murder of Wayne McLean at Vic’s Bar in July and the attempted murder of five other people have been dropped. On Thursday morning, prosecutor Greg Walcom appeared in Grand Court on behalf of the crown and revealed that, in light of new […]
2nd man arrested for GT shooting incidents last month
(CNS): A 20-year-old George Town man was arrested on Wednesday, 17 November, in relation to two shooting incidents that took place in separate locations early on the morning of Monday, 11 October, the RCIPS said. He was arrested on suspicion of possession of unlicensed firearm and later bailed. This is the second arrest that has […]
Suspect gunman charged after turning himself in
(CNS) UPDATED: Michael Lopez Watler (22) from West Bay has now been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm. He has been remanded in custody and his case transferred to Grand Court. Watler was arrested on firearms charges Tuesday after he turned himself into the Cayman Islands Detention Centre. The police issued a wanted notice […]
