The deaths of two teenagers in Villa are not believed to be linked to gang activity, Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said, following the completion of a coroner’s inquest.
He indicated that while he has received a briefing on the findings, further details will come from police once their update is issued.
Investigators continue to examine the double killing, with two men — aged 19 and 24 — still being held as persons of interest.
The victims, Omarie Lewis, 17, and Brianna Clarke, 18, were discovered outside their Villa residence after reports of gunfire late one morning two weeks ago. Medical personnel later confirmed both had died shortly after being found.
Several units, including homicide investigators and forensic teams, were deployed to process the scene.
Police have renewed appeals for public assistance as inquiries continue, urging anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigations Department or the anonymous Crimestoppers line.
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My heart aches for the families of Omarie and Brianna, and I pray that God will comfort them in this time of unimaginable grief. May the truth come to light, may justice be done, and may our nation turn back to the values that protect and honour our young people.
He ruled it out…yet police are still investigating???? Heaven help us with this man.
You want to be the prime minister and still be police commissioner. Nobody ask you anything. Sometimes your mouth run faster than a monkey with diarrhea. Why don’t you stick to your job as prime minister, even though you suck at that and let the police do there work in peace.
Me Pompey please let me see you write about Gaston using the office of the prime minister to influence the police investigation in an egregious way.
When election done just look forward for that family get some serious cursing from Gaston.
Why doesn’t our – so out of touch – Prime Minister just quiet he mout’ and follow he own advise when he himself indicated:
“…further details will come from police once their update is issued”.
Why speculate you haven’t got the full details?
And, BTW, weren’t we also reminded not to speculate by our politicians and the Police about the recent kidnapping and murder of Chantel Crump?
These crackpots really dovmakes things up as they go along. Thank goodness I’m truly blessed with a photographic memory. Many are not…
Seems like pm Browne doesn’t know wtf he’s talking about lol
Yeah I was like the headline…The PM?? Wah happen to Jeffers??? He got a spanking and a time out? LOL……But yeah when I heard the talks about rival gang members possibly from the GFK going into his house high day time and fleeing with no one seeing anything is highly unlikely…..Very sad situation and I hope that the youths of this country can please stop this bullshit and do better…The future of this country and the world depends on you the youth I know we were all young and made bad decisions but this generations knocking out too fast to often.. Come on youngsters enjoy your youth but please try to do much better at the same time….RIP to all the fallen youths and condolences to the families….
GASTON BROWNE,YOU TALK TO DAMN MUCH.YOUR MOUTH IS GOING TO BE YOUR WATERLOO.HOW DO YOU KNOW.IT WAS NOT GANG AFFILIATED. LEAVE THE MATTER FOR THE SO CALLED POLICE IN ANTIGUA TO INVESTIGATE.I FOR ONE,DO NOT WANT TO HEAR YOU.ARE YOU NOW,THE POLICE COMMISSIONER IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA.NOTHING BUT A WANNA BE DAMN DICTATOR.THE PEOPLE BETTER GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THE SANDS.AND VOTE YOU AND YOUR BANDS OF MERRY MEN OUT OF GOVERNMENT,NOW.
Is Gaston covering his ass as he climbs higher up on thr arrogance ladder? Is it a fact, that allegedly his youth comrades are involved and this shit could end up at his door step?
What did Upper Cut say about Gassy Dread after he was fired from talking shit on Pointe FM?
Every crime committed where police are investigating, as progress is being made, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General will be informed by the commissioner of Police everyday as to how the investigation is going. Base on the remarks made by the Prime Minister, it simple means that the Commissioner of Police already brief him about the course the investigation is taking and what they suspected. So I dont think he spoke out of his own thinking. As for my intelligence received, there was no drive by shooting. Everything happened right on the block. The guys who were present, took away the murder weapon. Dig deeper. My school children say that this murder was a TRIPLE MURDER. Dig deeper and find out why it is alleged that it is a triple murder