Published: Monday 25th April, 2017
By: Staff Writer
SKN PULSE, (Tuesday April 25, 2017) -Two young males died today, (Tuesday) as a result of a shooting incident in Cotton Ground, Nevis.
The shooting occurred just before 5pm Tuesday, (Apr 25). One young man, (identified as Shariff Williams) was confirmed dead on the scene while another had been rushed to the Alexandra hospital.
Photo Caption: One of the deceased, Elvis Lawrence
Reports subsequently confirmed that the other young man, (identified as Elvis Lawrence) had also succumbed to his wounds.
Unconfirmed reports are that the shooting deaths are as a result of a drive-by shooting.
This latest development comes eight days after the unfortunate shooting of 28-year-old Morella Webbe. She was driving home from a night out when the vehicle she was driving was fired upon by unknown assailant(s).
Tuesday’s killings sent shockwaves throughout the Federation. The latest killings are the 5th and 6th homicides recorded on Nevis for the year. This takes total number of homicides recorded in the Federation to nine, (9).
Investigations are currently ongoing.
