Police are investigating a non-fatal shooting incident, which occurred in Buckley’s Estate in St. Kitts, on Tuesday evening (May 9th).

Members of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force responded to a report of gunshots heard just after 10PM.

A press release says “the incident left two males with non-fatal gunshot wounds. Preliminary investigations indicate that twenty-four (24) year-old Khalifa Liburd alias ‘BK’ of Buckley’s Housing, and twenty-two (22) year-old Grenville Syder alias ‘Short Boss’ of Market Street, were approached by a single masked assailant who fired several shots in their direction before fleeing the scene.”

The Crime Scene Unit processed the scene and collected all items of evidential value.

Mr. Liburd and Mr. Syder are currently warded at the Joseph N. France General Hospital and are reported to be in stable condition after receiving treatment for their wounds. Investigations are ongoing.