The First District Court has granted $60,000 bail in cash or suitable surety to twenty-one-year-old Ricardo George, alias ‘Cow’ in connection with multiple gun-related charges.
Police apprehended George on Friday in a probe into a recent shooting in Castries.
At about 4:30 pm on that day, officers responded to a shooting on Trinity Church Road.
They arrested one male suspect they saw running from New Village and recovered a loaded illegal firearm the fugitive threw into a drain.
As a result of their investigation, officers charged Ricardo George, alias ‘Cow’ with the following offences:
1)Possession of Firearm.2)Possession of Ammunition.3)Using a Firearm with Intent to Cause Harm.4)Discharging a Firearm in a Public Place.
Police are also investigating a shooting incident that occurred at Cul de Sac on Saturday, resulting in injury to a man in his twenties from the same area.
A private vehicle conveyed the victim to the hospital after a bullet, allegedly fired by a known individual, grazed his head.
The recent shootings have added to an alarming surge in gun violence that has prompted calls for harsher penalties for gun crimes.
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