Topic: shooting

Police are investigating a shooting on Reverend Blackman Road in West Bay.

Ezekiel Carter has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder, six counts of attempted murder and once count of possession of an unlicensed firearm.

Authorities have set up a committee to address gang violence in the Cayman Islands, Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne told Members of Parliament Monday.

Police have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder in connection with the multiple shooting incident at Vic’s Bar in George Town.

A 55-year-old man, who was one of three people shot in a multiple shooting in Martin Drive, George Town, on 1 July, died from his injuries this morning, police have confirmed.

A third man has been detained in connection with the 1 July shooting on Martin Drive in George Town. 

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, on Monday, released the name of the man killed in Friday's shooting, he was Wayne Eron McLean, aged 25 of Bodden Town. They have also made an appeal for witnesses to come forward.

Police have said they are investigating a report of shots fired in West Bay on Saturday night.

Armed guards have been placed at the hospital to protect one of the shooting victims from Friday’s incident at Vic’s Bar on Seymour Drive.

Premier Wayne Panton has made what he called a 'urgent appeal' to those committing gun violence in the community to stop the bloodshed. 

Police have arrested a George Town man during an operation in Prospect in connection with last month's aggravated burglary and shooting in West Bay.

Deputy Police Commissioner Kurt Walton has said investigators believe Friday's multiple shooting was a targeted attack on two men, one of whom was killed at the scene, and not a random incident.

Premier Wayne Panton has said he has requested an emergency briefing with all Members of Parliament and the Commissioner of Police following Friday morning's shooting which left one dead and five others in hospital.

One person was killed and five others wounded following a shooting at Vic's Bar on Seymour Drive early Friday morning, police have confirmed.

A 36-year-old man has been killed and two others wounded in a late night shooting on Thursday on Martin Drive in George Town, police have confirmed.

Three individuals were reportedly wounded in a shooting George Town on Thursday night, 911 officials have confirmed.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has stepped up its visibility, including implementing armed foot patrols, following a spike in firearm-related incidents, the most recent of which took place on the weekend.

A man was shot at his home in West Bay early this morning after three men broke into his residence.

A police investigation has been launched after a man was shot multiple times outside a George Town early in the morning today (7 June).

One man has been injured in an early morning shooting and another left nursing head injuries following an altercation on West Bay Road.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a shooting in George Town early Monday in which one man was injured.

Police are searching for a gunman following a shooting at Chest Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, according to an alert from the US State Department.

A man is treated for minor injuries following an early morning shooting incident at a George Town bar.

A man's hand was "almost severed" in a machete attack in West Bay Thursday morning triggered by rising tensions among gang members, according to Police Commissioner Derek Byrne.

A man who was shot and wounded behind a George Town liquour store will have to be flown off island to receive additional care, according to a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service spokesperson. Police say the man remains in stable but critical condition, after having undergone treatment for multiple gunshot wounds over the weekend.

One man is in critical, but stable, condition at the Cayman Islands Hospital after a Friday night shooting.

One man has been wounded in a suspected shooting in George Town, according to 911 officials.

A year after Darrington Ebanks was shot and killed at a Christmas party in his home district of West Bay, police have renewed calls for witnesses to come forward.

Shots were fired at a house in Prospect on Sunday night in the second shooting incident reported over the weekend.

A man suffered a serious injury after being shot Friday evening in George Town.

Marsha Marilyn Kelly was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Thursday for harbouring a deportee, theft and damage to property in relation to a case from 2017.

A 21-year-old Bodden Town man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to a shooting that took place 26 April on South Church Street.

A man is being treated in hospital after he was shot twice at an address off South Church Street in George Town on Friday morning.

William Isaac Ebanks, 21, appeared in court on Monday to face allegations that he fatally shot Darrington Ebanks in the early hours of Christmas Day.

Police arrested a 21-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Darrington Ebanks, which occurred in the early morning hours on Christmas Day.

Police are investigating the shooting of a man in West Bay early Monday morning.

A man wanted by police in connection with a 2017 home invasion and who was described as a 'person of interest' in Tuesday's killing in Red Bay has been located.

A 44-year-old man was shot dead on a George Town street late Tuesday night. It was the second incident involving gunfire to occur in the same Red Bay neighborhood within the past four days.

A man was found dead in the street late Tuesday night in George Town’s Prospect neighborhood, the victim of an apparent shooting, according to police.

Police have impounded a burgundy SUV believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle in the robberies that sparked a shoot-out between gunmen and armed officers in Grand Cayman, Saturday.

Chief Justice Anthony Smellie sentenced Devon Jermaine Anglin on Friday to 30 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Carlo Webster inside the Next Level Night Club in the early hours of Sept. 10, 2009.

Royal Cayman Islands Police officers arrested a second person last week in connection with the January murder of Omar Bailey in George Town.

A 28-year-old father-of-two was shot dead outside a barber shop on Eastern Avenue, Saturday night.

A Cayman Islands musician known as “The Calypso Cowboy” was shot outside his George Town home Monday night.

Two men were sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on Thursday for causing grievous bodily harm to Carlney Campbell, who was shot in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 4, in the vicinity of Fete nightclub along West Bay Road.

The Crown’s case against four people was summed up on Friday by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran, who described events in which two men were assaulted and shots were fired outside a West Bay Road premises.

A judge on Friday directed the jury in the case of a Feb. 4 shooting and assault outside a West Bay Road nightclub to find one of the five defendants not guilty.

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran concluded his case on Tuesday against five people on charges arising from an incident outside Fete Night Club in which two men were assaulted and one of them shot in the early hours of Feb. 4 this year.

A judge discharged the jury Thursday in the trial of four people charged in relation to a shooting outside a West Bay Road nightclub. A new trial has been set for Nov. 20.

Joshua Ebanks, a 24-year-old West Bay resident, was charged with possession of an imitation firearm Monday in a case arising from an early morning shooting on June 3.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is investigating two separate reports of shots being fired in George Town early Saturday that were thought to be part of a gang retaliation incident.

An early morning shooting Thursday on Eastern Avenue left two people injured. Shots were fired around 3:30 a.m. near Bananas Lounge and Restaurant in the Dolphin Centre shopping area.

Police made two more arrests Friday in connection with a Feb. 4 shooting outside Fete nightclub that resulted in two injuries, a press release states. A 19-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, both from West Bay, were detained on suspicion of possession of an unlicensed firearm and attempted murder.

One man was shot and another man hit with a gun early Saturday morning outside Fete night club on West Bay Road in the Seven Mile Beach area.

A West Bay man was charged late Monday with murder and firearms offenses in connection with Saturday's deadly shooting and hostage-taking incident.

Police officers are currently in a standoff situation with a suspect following a shooting in West Bay this afternoon.

Make no mistake: Police officers carry guns to protect themselves and the community when the use of “deadly force” is warranted. Let us hope that fatal shootings by police continue to be generational events in Cayman, or rarer – and that if and when they do occur, that we can continue to trust our officers’ were justified.

Two men are in the hospital after being shot in separate incidents Monday. An 18-year-old was shot multiple times at 4 a.m. outside Fete nightclub, according to police. He was listed in stable condition on Tuesday and his condition was improving, police said.

An 18-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after being shot at 4 a.m. Monday outside Fete Nightclub, according to police.

Police officers on Monday gathered at the corner of Martin Drive and Tigris Street one week to the hour from when an unknown assailant shot and killed Damean “Deebo” Seymour.

A Caymanian man was gunned down in broad daylight Monday morning on a street corner in George Town, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed. It was the second homicide in the Cayman Islands this year.

Police are at the scene of a shooting on Martin Drive, off Shedden Road, in downtown George Town, in which one man was shot. Roads in the area are currently closed to traffic while police officers examine the site.

Nectar nightclub in Seven Mile Shops on West Bay Road closed its doors Tuesday following demands from mall owners that the club shut down. The call came following the Oct. 1 fatal shooting of Justin Manderson on the mall property.

A 24-year-old West Bay resident, identified as Justin Manderson, was shot and killed early Saturday morning on West Bay Road.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is searching for the shooter involved in an attack outside a George Town bar Sunday night.

Royal Cayman Islands Police put more than a dozen serious crime suspects in lockup or before the courts in August, culminating in the last full week of the month with the arrest of three attempted murder suspects, five drug suspects and the seizure of two unlicensed firearms.

A man who was shot in the arm early Sunday in central George Town was in stable condition following surgery at the Cayman Islands Hospital, police said.

Royal Cayman Islands Police officers found three spent shell casings following an early morning call in central George Town Monday.