CAR JACKING ENDS IN DEADLY POLICE ENCOUNTER, ONE SUSPECT ON THE RUN

SAINT LUCIA POLICE HAVE LAUNCHED INVESTIGATIONS INTO TWO SEPARATE VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED WITHIN HOURS OF EACH OTHER. IN THE FIRST CASE, A MAN WAS HOSPITALISED WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS FOLLOWING AN ATTACK ON THE NIGHT OF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2024. THE SECOND INCIDENT, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE MORNING OF THURSDAY OCTOBER, 10TH INVOLVED A FATAL ENCOUNTER BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND A MAN BELIEVED TO INVOLVED IN THE CAR JACKING OF HIGH PROFILE SAINT LUCIAN.