Kerwin Pierre-Louis
Family members said the past of St. Lucia’s 20th homicide victim, Kerwin Pierre-Louis, has a criminal history which may have come back to haunt him.
Pierre-Louis, 36, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Chase Gardens, Castries at around 11 a.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 10.
Relatives, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Pierre-Louis was charged for killing a man in Chase Gardens a few years ago and served several years for that crime. He was recently released from prison for a drug trafficking at sea offence.
“It’s so sad that no matter how clean you try to wipe your slate, your past always catches up with you,” one relative said, adding that no matter “you cannot run from what you do. It always catches up. Always.”
The relative said Pierre-Louis, who was unemployed and had no children, may have been trying to change his life “after all that has happened”.
“He was a loner. He wasn’t a bad boy but he wasn’t good either. Like I said, the past catches up with us. He had killed someone a few years ago in Chase Gardens. He was not too long released from prison for an unrelated matter.”
Another relative told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that Pierre-Louis was “not one that we as his family are proud of but he was not a bad person”.
Pierre-Louis was reportedly ambushed and shot while taking a short cut to his home in Chase Gardens. Neighbours reported hearing about half dozen shots before his body was discovered.
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