Twelve murders in thirteen weeks!
That is the “grim statistic” to which Barbados awoke this morning with the death of 13-year-old Shawnoton Chase, said Democratic Labour Party (DLP) spokesperson on Home Affairs and The Office of the Attorney General, Verla De Peiza.
Chase was shot multiple times in the abdomen and chest around 7:48 p.m. while watching a netball match at the hard courts next to the Chesterfield Brewster Youth Empowerment Centre at Silver Hill, Christ Church. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by private vehicle, but succumbed to those injuries while undergoing treatment.
“We are distressed though that the blood-letting in our streets continues without pause and without comment or accountability by government. How much more can our people take without demanding the firing of the Attorney General?” De Peiza asked in a statement.
“It is evident that a changing of the guard is required and the Democratic Labour Party challenges the government to show firm leadership in the fight against crime by demanding the resignation of the Attorney General.”
The DLP also offered condolences to Chase’s family and The Lodge School, of which Chase was a student. (PR/SAT)