May 30 - June 5, 2020
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TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
Two injured in Blue Hills shooting TWO men, aged 19 and 20, are in hospital following a shooting near Miracle Close and Mary Jane Lane in Blue Hills on Saturday (May 23). Police were called to the area at about 8pm following reports of gunshots fired, according to the police press office, where they discovered that two people had been shot. The injured men were taken in private vehicles to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre just before
9pm. The 19-year-old, who sustained a gunshot wound to the forearm, received immediate care. “Diagnostic imaging was performed to assess the extent of the injury along with surgical interventions,” said TCI Hospital press officer Nikira John. “The patient was in stable condition and did not require hospital admission thereafter.” The 20-year-old, who had
a gunshot wound to the upper body, was treated immediately by the trauma team. “He was admitted to the High Dependency Unit for continuous care and monitoring and was transferred overseas for tertiary level care,” John said. Anyone with information on this incident can contact 911, Chalk Sound Police Station on 338-5901 or 941-8082, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1-800-8477.
The fires were blazing in the early hours of Friday morning
Three cars go up in flames outside Gunshot victim in hospital police HQ One of a number of shootings this week took place on Aviation Drive, Providenciales
AN ARSONIST set three cars alight in a fenced parking lot outside the Police Headquarters in Providenciales early on Friday morning (May 29). The vehicles - one of which was owned by a police officer and the others which were involved in an investigation - were completely destroyed. The police press office explained that a person was caught on camera entering the parking lot and setting fire to the cars at about 2.50am. Firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish the massive flames. Luckily no one was injured in the incident. Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said: “Two of the three cars that were destroyed at the
Police Headquarters came into our possession recently and were involved in an investigation. “They were already processed and we had no further investigative requirements for them.” He said the third car was a personal vehicle of a police officer. The commissioner added: “An attack on the police force is an attack on the community and it is unacceptable. “We will be conducting an extensive investigation to locate and take action against those responsible through our CCTV system that is in place.” Anyone with information on the incident can call 911 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1-800-8477.
A TWENTY-nine-year-old man is in critical condition in hospital after being injured in a shooting on Aviation Drive, Providenciales, on Thursday (May 28). Officers were called to the scene just after 6pm where they found one casualty with gunshot wounds to his upper body. He was quickly taken to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in a private vehicle where the trauma team treated him. “The patient was admitted to the high dependency unit and is currently awaiting transfer overseas for tertiary level care,” TCI Hospital press officer Nikira John said. Anyone with information on this incident can call 911 or Crime Stoppers confidentially on 1-8008477.
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