{"id":908,"date":"2017-12-06T18:39:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T18:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=908"},"modified":"2017-12-06T18:39:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T18:39:29","slug":"bloody-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=908","title":{"rendered":"Bloody Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em><strong>4 killed hours apart<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>It was a bloody Sunday in St. James with four persons, including a woman, shot and killed and two others seriously wounded in separate incidents within hours of each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The onslaught began shortly after 8 a.m. with the killing of 21-year-old Romaine Robinson, otherwise called \u2018Blacks\u2019 of Rough Road in Glendevon.<\/p>\n<p>The police report that about 8:15 a.m., Robinson was found shot to death in an area of the community called Dappa Lane, shortly after residents heard rapid gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>The police, who were called to the scene, found his body lying along a road with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.<\/p>\n<p>More than ten spent shell casings were reportedly found near his body.<\/p>\n<p>About an hour later, detectives were called to Miriam Way, a short distance from where the security forces involved in the Zone of Special Operations in Mount Salem, are based.<\/p>\n<p>This time, 44-year-old Raymond Dias of Hendon, Norwood, was the victim.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that about 10 a.m., he and another man were standing in front of a gate on Miriam Way, near Barnett Oval, when men in a black Audi motorcar approached and opened gunfire, hitting them both.<\/p>\n<p>They were rushed to hospital where Dias succumbed to his injuries and the other man admitted for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst detectives were processing the scene, they were called to the Salt Spring main road where 55-year-old Derrick Bucknor, popularly called \u2018College\u2019 of Robert Reid Drive, Glendevon, was killed by a lone gunman.<\/p>\n<p>Reports are that about 10:30 a.m., Bucknor was walking along the Salt Spring main road shortly after exiting a popular Cash Pot shop when he was surprised by a man, reportedly known to him, who shot him twice in the head before calmly tugging the gun in his waist and walking away.<\/p>\n<p>Bucknor, a former taxi operator, was reportedly a popular figure in the community.<\/p>\n<p>Red Dirt in Flanker was the scene of the other murder. This time, 22-year-old Sherice Martin of Hog City, was the victim.<\/p>\n<p>About 11 a.m., Martin and a male were at a section of the Red Dirt community when they were pounced on by armed men who opened fire at them.<\/p>\n<p>The two were hit, Martin fatally. The male was taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>In all cases, the police have no motives but are continuing their investigations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 killed hours apart It was a bloody Sunday in St. James with four persons, including a woman, shot and killed and two others seriously wounded in separate incidents within hours of each other. 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