UPDATE: Shot police officer allegedly returned fire
Reports are that officer Shawn Williams was shot in one of his legs whilst in Spring Bay, Virgin Gorda.
Our well-placed sources in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have disclosed that Officer Williams is claiming he had dropped off his son at a certain location and was heading to his home when he stopped at Spring Bay to urinate.
Shooter’s face was covered
He alleged hearing a rustling sound in the bush and before he could have investigated, a tall male in all black, with his face covered, shot at him, hitting him in the leg.
It is alleged that the officer, who is permitted to carry a firearm, drew his weapon and shot at the individual but was not sure if the person was hit.
The officer then drove himself to the Nurse Iris O’Neal Health Facility and was subsequently transported to Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital.
According to our information, the RVIPF is treating the incident as an Attempted Murder of a police officer.
See previous article published April 17, 2020
Police officer shot on VG
Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that an officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has been shot in an alleged attempted murder.
Reports are that the officer was shot in one of his legs whilst in Spring Bay, Virgin Gorda today, Friday, April 17, 2020.
He has been identified as Mr Shawn Willams, who is an armed police officer.
Mr Williams is said to be a patient at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital on Tortola.
It is unclear what were the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident; however, sources within the RVIPF have said the matter is being treated as an attempted murder.
More details to follow.
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What does spelling and grammar have to do with blogging?
Many or most people blogg under make-up-names.That's what blogging is about,,
Some would use bad spelling or bad grammar to divert their identity.
The only reason whyI don't blogg under my popular known name,it's because I realize persons would forget the topic,what you blogg on, and start attacking you,the blogger,personally.
At lease vino has been responsible,not to allow some of you bloggers to defame people's character,with some of your anger and hatred for others.
To me,in my lifetime,the best feelings within one can have,is LOVE FOR PEOPLE.
That's what we lack in BVI. Hating others in not joyful
Not that I am afraid of an attack on a blogg,because,
honestly,I only feel fairful of God the creator,that's why I trust in him.
One love BVI.
How unusual for something basic to be massively overstated in BVI.
Blogging: a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
I add - this is usually (not always) an identifiable person/group rather than anonymous.
Comments section is a comments section.
WELL SAID NotaBlog!!!
news flash, policing been in the territory for how many years Now ??!! The level of crime in our territory pales in comparison to other jurisdiction and police still execute duties
Power like to harass people for nothing ain’t everyone going take harrassment The same way
Under your mother bed, the Valley, the Settlement, Great Harbour, or Road Town.
So any one of ah you who think that ah you can do that and walk FREE. Think.. Ah you can have all wha tool ah you want.
Don't fool ah yourself. You coming here threatening the Popo them and think they Fraid ah you. Ah you sick or wha.
Tasing was a problem anyway.
I write to publicly condemn this unlawful attack of atrocity, on a police officer, acting in the execution of his lawful duties, according to law.
When police officers are attacked in the line of their duties or under circumstances where the attacker is fully aware that it was a police officer, then the rest you,members of the public,blogging and supporting criminals, can start going into hiding.
WHY?
Any criminologist with tell you that, when police is under attack,you the citizens are also under attack.
Generally,people who rejoice for an incident,resulting in injuries to a police officer,were never the victim of a violent crime by criminals,who come to kill,rape and still.
Furthermore,persons who are involved in criminal activites,are fully aware of the consequences of their criminality.
They know that it is the police,who will first arrest them and take them before the court to be tried,and be judged for the offence.
Terrorism begins with a thought of radicalism towards authority in society.
I say to the good citizens of the BVI,those of you who are not planning of committing any criminal offence,or those of you,who have property,business etc,to be protected by the police,never make that mistake to let a "shooter-of-a-police-officer" feel welcome in your society.
The minute you do that,you are opening your doors to domestic terrorism.Criminals want public support,to survive.
What criminals want to see,is a breakdown of the criminal justice system,and the criminals in the BVI know the first enforcers of the law,is the police.
So,if you attack the police,then it is easier to attack members of the public,who are more vulnerable.
I hereby send a warning to persons who seem to justify this shooting of Her Majesty's Royal Police Officer:
DON'T SUPPORT IT!
This is an attempted murder of the Queen's Police Officer.
Remember your oath of office; officers. It's an oath to serve the Queen.
Hold the Bible and repeat after me:-
["I Shawn Williams do swear that I will well and truly serve Our Sovereign Lady the Queen,Her Heirs and Successors as a member of the Police Force in the Territory of the Virgin Islands without favour or affection,malice or ill-will;and I will cause Her Majesty's peace to be preserved,and will prevent to the utmost of my power,offences against the same;and that,during any time that I do or may hereafter hold any appointment in the Police Force I will to the best of my knowledge and skill discharge all the duties thereof faithfully according to law"]
With this oath of office, to serve our Sovereign Lady the Queen,taken by this young officer,
I would like to call on His Excellency, The Governor [The Queen's representatives] in the BVI,to condemn,on behalf of Her Majesty,this malicious,and outrageous,attack on Her Majesty's Police Officer.
Secretary of State,UK,must be informed immediately,of this act of lawlessness in Her Majesty's BVI.
I hereby declare, this attack ["An act of domestic terrorism"] and parliament must make laws,to make provisions,to increase the sentences of gun-offences,to ten years mandatory prison term AND one hundred thousand dollar fine,to be paid forthwith or in default a further five years in prison,to run CONSECUTIVELY.
God save the Queen,and Her Police Officers.
Serve your country officer.
Let us bring in the BVI school students, to join so that they don't be mislead about their true sovereignty.
We have refused to accept that the BVI is a colony of great Britain,[UK] but with its own Constitution.
98% of persons residing in the BVI,do not have a copy of the BVI Constitution, to even understand their basic fundamental human rights and freedoms,and the provisions for their enforcement.
We come on this democratic news site to blogg,some of bloggs make no sense,but because vino entertains every reader and viewer,vino would nonetheless publish your bloggs.its a free and democratic society.
And that is good for justice,so that the world can see our level of ignorance in the bvi.
First of all,the BVI is not an independent country,with a local president or a local governor general.
The BVI is a colony of the United Kingdom,therefore,we are still under british colonization,thus we are still under colonism. His Excellency,the Governor is the QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVES [head of state in the bvi]
In the BVI,we play so much boaster,calling other caribbean people- I-LAN-MAN, but we are ashamed to openly call Her Majesty-The Queen,our supreme leader and monarch.I am proud to be a citizen of Her Majesty.
Colony(a noun) "A country settled-in and developed by another and remaining under its control".
All the boaster we making in the BVI,I am proud to be a citizen of the BVI,and also a citizen of our colonial-master [The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] formerly called Great Britain,
Some of you are tooo daaam hypocrite: I am proud of our UK- SOUVEREIGNTY!
In 2020, I want to remain under UK colonialism.
God save the Queen and Her Royal Police Officers
He shot himself
High day?
Please rewrite this script.
He went to drop off his son. Someone came out of the bushes. Was the person waiting there? For what?What if he didn't come out of his car?
Does not add up!
RD TO INVESTIGATE THIS CRIME .BECAUSE THIS TAKE THE CAKE.MR MATTHEW THIS ONE MAKE A DOG SHAKE HIS HEAD.
This story seems to be a big lie.
He said he was driving and stopped to pee where someone just happened to be in that exact random location?
And they only shot at an armed officer once?
And they just so happened to escape in to thin air.
Yea right. More likely he shot himself or went to do a drug deal while on duty.
What a co incident he stop exactly where the gun man was, something the investigation team needs to take in consideration.
The good thing is that he’s okay, cause either way it could of gone terribly wrong, the ballistics will show whether or not he shot himself.