Country’s Second Homicide Victim Identified as Richard Whinfield
Police are continuing investigations into a shooting incident at Swetes that resulted in the death of 40-year-old Richard Whinfield of Swetes.
It was reported that around 10:30 pm on Friday, 7 February, a lone assailant approached several men on foot at St. Ann Road and fired multiple shots a them.
Two men, including the deceased were transported to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
Whinfield succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 11:28 pm.
Meanwhile the second victim, a 31-year-old of male of Hatton remain hospitalized, also nursing multiple gunshot wounds to his body. His injuries are serious; however, not life-threatening.
The police are asking anyone with information surrounding this incident to contact the All-Saints Police Station at 460-1000 or the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913.
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