🔫 Gun violence persists in Cayman Islands

Authorities in the Cayman Islands are grappling with a surge in gun violence. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) is investigating several incidents that took place on Ash Wednesday, including a house and a vehicle in Birch Tree Hill, West Bay, being shot at. The coastguard discovered numerous spent shell casings along the North Sound Estates shoreline following another report of gunfire on Wednesday morning. No injuries have been reported in these incidents. 🚨

Police have also seized a car in West Bay believed to be linked to shots fired at a George Town building early Monday morning. The RCIPS Firearms Response Unit was deployed to Birch Tree Hill around 4:30 am Wednesday following a report of gunfire. The unit found several spent casings and damage to a house and a vehicle. The police have increased officer presence in areas affected by gun-related crime and are urging anyone with information about the violence to come forward. 🕵️‍♂️

Another shooting was reported around Duck Pond dock in the North Sound Estates at around 11:00 am on Wednesday. The RCIPS enlisted the help of Cayman Islands Coast Guard officers to conduct a search along the Leeward Drive coastline. During the search, the coastguard recovered numerous spent shell casings, which were handed over to the police for forensic processing. The police are urging anyone with information about the gun violence to contact them. 📞