RTC News is learning that on Tuesday May 17th 2022,the Police Control Room received a report of a firearm being discharged from a red vehicle on the Leeward Highway at around 12:30pm. Responding Police Units subsequently stopped a Red Suzuki Swift a short while later and its two male occupants were detained in connection to that report of firearm discharge.
Later in the afternoon, Officers received information connected to the incident. Detectives, acting on the received, recovered a handgun and ammunition from a location near to the Leeward Highway.
Investigations are continuing into the original incident and the recovery of the firearm and ammunition. The two males remain in Police custody.
Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said, “The reported incident on the Leeward Highway where it is believed that a firearm was discharged recklessly, was responded to by a number of Police Units, including members of the Tactical Unit and Investigations Teams. A short time later, a vehicle was stopped and two persons arrested. A firearm and ammunition were subsequently recovered. I commend the work of the attending officers and those supporting in the Police Control Room for a coordinated and focused response. The officers and the staff of the RTCIPF remain committed and focused on protecting our communities and removing guns from the streets of the TCI.”
