The Central Leeward town of Layou had not recorded a murder since 2018 and within the span of six weeks, four men have been gunned down. The most recent shooting death occurred on the night before the November 24th ‘Love is the Answer’ peace march and rally, organized by police, was scheduled to take place. [caption id="attachment 172218" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Levi Gaymes, son of the second shooting victim in Layou with …
Yesterday, one day before the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) was slated to hold a march and rally against crime and violence in Layou, the grim reaper struck for the fourth time in six weeks in that west coast town. At around 5 pm on November 23, Jimodean “Jim” Sam, of Akers Road, Layou, was making his way along the main road in an area known …
Recent shootings and killings in the Central Leeward Community of Layou are said to be part of an ongoing dispute with possible ties to incidences of violence throughout the rest of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).
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