CASTRIES, St. Lucia -Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre has again deplored “this senseless gang violence” following the four murders including that of a two year-year-old toddler last weekend in the southern town of Vieux Fort.
Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre (right) walking through Bruceville in Vieux Fort on Monday (Photo courtesy PM Facebook )Pierre, who visited the area on Monday, said that the residents of Bruceville in Vieux Fort, “like every other community in St. Lucia is made up of men and women who want the best for their children.
“It is a community with young people who have aspirations to live happy and fulfilled lives,” he wrote on his social media platform, Facebook.
Police are searching for those responsible for the murder of a woman in the southern town of Vieux Fort on Sunday night, as the killings continue following the murders of three people, including a two-year-old toddler on Saturday night that both government and opposition have condemned
On Sunday, a woman was shot and killed while lying on her bed and on Saturday evening, a man succumbed to gunshot injuries at Cedar Heights, while a woman and her two-year-old grandson were shot dead in the beds.
The organizers of a “Family Fun and Sports” day that had been scheduled for Easter Monday postponed the event because of the crime situation.
Pierre wrote that as “we mourn and seek justice for the families who have lost loved ones to this senseless gang violence, let us also resolve to be a more compassionate society, adding “ we can and we must do better; St. Lucia is our home”.
The government has sought the assistance of the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) in preserving law and order in Vieux Fort following a spate of murders in recent weeks.
Opposition Leader Allen Chastanet has described the murders as “heartless and callous”.
