The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force officers are actively investigating the wounding of a female teenager that occurred last evening.
At around 9.:47 pm yesterday, (April 26th), Command Centre received a call from the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre stating that a female victim was brought into the facility with a gunshot wound.
Whilst her injuries are serious, they are not life threatening. Based on preliminary inquiries, the 15-year old female, and a friend were driving into Five Cays, Providenciales, in the vicinity of the roundabout, when a vehicle pulled alongside and started shooting at them.
The victim was rushed to hospital and treated. The motive for the attack is still being established, and one hypothesis is that this relates to a road traffic altercation involving both vehicles shortly before the incident. Investigations are continuing by our Serious Crime Team.
The public is being advised to notify the closest police station or to contact Crime Stoppers and give any information relating to this incident or any illegal activity anonymously.
Please note, that Crime Stoppers calls are answered in Miami and in Houston by Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers which is a non-profit and not a police agency. The calls are anonymous and cannot be traced in the United States or the TCI.
