FRIDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2023
VOLUME 117, No.40
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by KENVILLE HORNE THE HOMICIDE COUNT SO FAR for the year in St. Vincent and the Grenadines now stands at 41, inclusive of three by police action. The 41st homicide was recorded when Charles McIntosh, a 74-year-old Supervisor at the Wilson/SOL Gas Station at Arnos Vale, was shot in the driveway to his home located a stone’s throw away from the Station. The incident is reported to have taken place on Friday, September 29, 2023, at about 10:40pm, after McIntosh had
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secured the Gas Station at the end of the day’s business and was on his way home. A police report said that “an unknown assailant exited from a car and shot him about his body”. He was pronounced dead on the spot by the District Medical office McIntosh, originally from New Montrose, was a retired Civil Servant and a former employee of VINLEC. The former Emmanuel High School (Kingstown) alumnus, like many of his fellow alumni, was an ardent volley player and served on the executive of the National Volleyball Association during the 1970/80s.
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He was married to Doris McIntosh, a retired civil servant and past President of the SVG Netball Association.
Arnos Vale residents comment McIntosh was described as a respectable man and his death has left Arnos Vale community puzzled and searching for answers. Some residents are already speculating as to the reason McIntosh was murdered. Continued on Page 3.
Right: Charles McIntosh was described as a ‘humble’ man who went about his business without fuss. (Facebook photo) Left: Wilson/SOL Gas Station at Arnos Vale, was the target of a robbery in 2020.
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