Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Four injured Kadooment Day

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Three people were shot, including a woman, who is in serious condition, yesterday Grand Kadooment Day.
Seandette Bennett, 27, of 10th Avenue, New Orleans, St Michael, in an unrelated Crop Over incident, was detained at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) after being shot in the stomach during a domestic dispute.
Earlier, Don Blackman, 39, of Greenfield, St Michael, and Amery Blackman, 22, of Waterford Housing Area in the same parish were both shot oustide the Psychiatric Hospital around 4:45 p.m.
Don received a gunshot injury to the right side of his buttocks, while Amery was wounded in the left ankle.
About an hour later, along Spring Garden Highway, Anthony Grimes, 39, of Rock Hall, St Thomas, was rushed to the QEH in serious condition after being stabbed in the neck.
Police have also arrested and charged four men with a burglary and chain snatching across the island, particularly on the South Coast. (TS)
 

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