Elford St. Luce, aka Cax, was shot in the face during a robbery at his shop this morning. * Facebook photo
(SNO) – Law enforcement officials and a source close to the family of a food shop operator who was shot in the face on St. Louis Street, Castries, Wednesday morning, May 30, 2018, have confirmed that robbery was the motive for the shooting.
Elford St. Luce, 44, was admitted at hospital in stable condition.
The incident occurred around 5 a.m. at the first food shop — operated by St. Luce and his girlfriend — at the back of the Castries City Council building, near the Ciceron bus stop.
He was transported by ambulance to Victoria Hospital.
“The injury did not appear to be life-threatening. He was able to walk and taken to hospital for treatment,” a law enforcement source said in an earlier report.
A law enforcement source said about EC$100 was taken in the armed robbery but could not provide a breakdown of the money in coins and dollars, while the source close to the family told us that most, if not all, of the money stolen was in coins.
St. Luce’s shooting was the third shooting in less than 24 hours.
Around 9 p.m. last evening, Albert Antoine sustained a gunshot wound to his leg at Odlum City, Castries. He was transported by ambulance to Victoria Hospital in stable condition. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.
The other shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Tuesday when five people, including a child, sustained gunshot wounds. Police said a man identified as Elton Fontinelle sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died while the other four persons were hospitalised in stable condition.
One individual is in police custody in connection with the incident. The circumstances surrounding the incident is still not clear, though speculation is rife that the shooting stemmed from a feud between persons from Vieux Fort and Castries.
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