Gros Islet police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man at Piat, Gros Islet, on Wednesday.
Investigators have identified the deceased as 54-year-old Gregory Louison of Piat, whom a pathologist pronounced dead on the scene.
The Gros Islet Police Station received a report of the shooting at about 9:50 pm.
No suspects are currently in custody.
The Island’s 57th homicide for the year occurred as Saint Lucia’s newly appointed Acting Commissioner of Police, Verne Garde, prepares to present a strategic plan to Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Philip J. Pierre on Monday.
Garde, whose six-month contract commenced this week, sent a tough message to criminals at his first news conference on Wednesday.
“I will not allow Saint Lucia to be overrun by persons who are in conflict with the law,” he warned.
In this regard, the Acting Police Commissioner indicated he was not a mere talker.
“Although I’m not an individual with a loud voice or a loud shout, I have a lot of action to complement it,” the former Director of Corrections declared to reporters.
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