About 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2014, officers attached to the Criminal Investigations Department were apprised of gunshots being fired at New Village, Castries.
The officers immediately proceeded to the location where they observed a young male seated on a bench under a shed in the area. He appeared to have sustained a gunshot wound. This individual was identified as 27 year old Joel “Willie” Nobal of New Village, Castries. Nobal was pronounced dead on the scene by a medical practitioner. A post mortem examination on the body is scheduled for a later date.
Subsequent to that incident, several shots were fired at a police officer who was in the vicinity of New Village.
One person is currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
So sad to hear that another young life has been taken. Praying for his family and friends. No matter the circumstances of his death it is a sad day for St Lucians.