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STRATCOM MEDIA RELEASE
St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Murder Victim Identified
The police are continuing investigations into the alleged murder of 24-year-old Kevin Vaccannie of Yorks.
Vaccannie was pronounced dead at the hospital at 5:25 am on Wednesday, May 15, following a shooting incident at the Asylum Night Club, formerly the G Spot Night Club on Independence Avenue.
The same incident left another man nursing a gunshot wound to his abdomen at the hospital. His condition is said to be stable.
It was reported that the incident stemmed from an altercation at the club, which resulted in both men getting shot. The police are in the process of interviewing several persons whom they believe can assist them with their investigations.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or call Crimestoppers Hotline at 800-Tips (8477).
EARLIER REPORT
Source Real News: Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a shootingincident on Independence Drive that left one man dead and another beingrushed into surgery for life-threatening injuries.
The Police have since detained a man for questioning. According to confirmed reports, sometime around 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday,May 15, there was a shootout at the G-Spot Nightclub, which is operated by aJamaican woman, the mother of the man who was fatally shot. Allegations are that the woman’s son – Kevin Vaceannie, 24, from Yorks –would usually man the gate, performing the role of security guard. It is unclear what triggered the deadly shootout; but, up to after 10 a.m. onWednesday, investigators were on the scene trying to put the pieces together.
In the meantime, a source says the man in police custody is a familiarindividual from the Grays/Green community.
He is known to the courts andthe Police and has been implicated in previous shootings, it is alleged. Another source says the suspect is a good friend of the two shooting victimsand was present when the incident went down – and it is believed that he wasthe intended target. After the gunfire erupted, the suspect is alleged to have jumped into his car,and was pursued by the gunmen, who reportedly ran him off the road.
Therefore, he was later detained and taken to the Criminal InvestigationsDepartment (CID) for questioning about the incident. A source claims that he was dusted for gunshot residue to ascertain whetherhe had recently discharged a firearm. But the results of that test are notknown at this time. On Wednesday morning, a part large part of Independence Drive wascordoned off by “Do Not Cross” yellow tape to prevent onlookers fromventuring into the area and contaminating the crime scene. In a press release about the incident, STRATCOM has appealed to anyone withinformation surrounding this latest murder and shooting to contact theCriminal Investigations Department (CID) at 462-3913 or call theCrimestoppers Hotline at 800-Tips (8477).
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