By Loshaun Dixon Basseterre, St. Kitts
-After five weeks of a lull in shooting activities in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Federation was stunned by two murders within a matter of hours on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The first killing took place in St. Johnson village when 39 year old Marlon Mills and a female companion were attacked in his car in St. Johnson Village.
Reports indicate that Johnson and his passenger were driving in the area of St. Johnson Avenue near the Methodist Church just after 4 p.m., when a black car approached their vehicle, a gunman exited and opened fire on the couple before re-entering the vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Mr. Mills suffered wounds to the head and died on the scene while the unnamed female was struck in her leg.
Mills was pronounced dead on the scene by District Medical Officer Reginald O’loughlin.
Less than four hours later, 20 year old Zennick McSheene of Cayon was shot to death just before 8 p.m. in Ottleys Village.
Reports indicated that Mr. McSheene was shot at the junction of Bigbow alley and the Island Main road and tried to flee the assailants through the alley where he collapsed and died from his wounds.
Mills’ and McSheene’s murders are the 25th and 26th for 2016 in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Investigations into both matters are ongoing.
Police officials have called on anyone who may have been “in the areas and may have seen anything relating to the shootings to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at 465-2241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477(TIPS).”
