Turks and Caicos Islands’ first mass shooting kills 3, injures 10: police
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At least four suspects were involved in the shooting on the island of Providenciales at a hookah lounge, but no one has been arrested.
Three young men were killed and 10 others injured at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory’s first mass shooting in recent history.
At least four suspects were involved in the shooting on Sunday that took place around 3 a.m. local time on the island of Providenciales at the Hookah and Cigar Lounge, but no one has been arrested, according to Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey, who called it “deeply disturbing.”
“We are now having a gangland-type slaying, and a lot of this gang violence seems to be concentrated in our Haitian communities,” Premier Charles Washington Misick told a press conference.
He called on the Haitian community to cooperate with police, saying some of them know how guns are being smuggled into the Turks and Caicos Islands.
“What is happening here is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before,” he said. “This is not a situation we should accept.”
Police revealed the identities of the victims as Yeiscol Rhinel Rodriguez Florestino, 25, Keell Silver, 39, and Erlin Dorastin, 27.
Bailey said the other victims’ injuries range from “minor to serious” and were transported to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre for medical attention.
Acting Gov. Anya Williams said the hospital in Providenciales was on lockdown to protect those being treated for their injuries.
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