St. Lucian Police say three people were killed and several others injured including an off-duty police officer, following a mass shooting incident at a party in Coolie Town, Saint Lucia on Sunday night.
“We are now relying heavily on the Marigot Community to give us the necessary support so what we can restore a semblance of a safe community in Marigot by limiting the ability of the criminals to operate and the opportunities available to them,” St. Lucia’s Deputy Police Commissioner, Wayne Charlery, told a news conference, adding that there’s a plan to prevent any further escalation in the gun violence.
Police said that two women were among the three persons killed, naming them as 46 –year-old janitor, Versia Alexander, 27-year-old store attendant Tamara Edmund, and disc jockey, Kervin Joseph.
St. Lucian Media reports said that there had been more than one assailant and Police Commissioner Milton Desir, told reporters that despite the Coolie Town incident, there has been constant police action to bring about crime reduction.
