Police are investigating a shooting incident that left one man dead on Monday Dec. 18th, taking SKN’s murder toll to 30 for 2023. The incident occurred along the island main road in Old Road between 7:30PM and 8:30PM.

Responding to the scene, the Police observed twenty-two (22)-year-old Glenville ‘Short Boss’ Syder of Buckley’s, St. Kitts, lying motionless on the side of the road with what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the body. He was examined and pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Crime Scene Unit (CSU) of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) processed the scene and took into custody some items of evidential value. An investigation into the incident is under way.

The incident comes about eight days after the Federation recorded its 29th murder.