FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024
VOLUME 118, No.17
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‘CHUCKY’
SUSPECT GUNNED DOWN KILLED BY IN MURRAY’S POLICE VILLAGE
Stories by KENVILLE HORNE
A MURRAY’S VILLAGE MAN was shot dead in his community, following an altercation with another man. Zenroy ‘Chucky’ Lee, a former national footballer and vendor, was shot dead while selling on the roadside of the East Kingstown community. According to reports, Lee had an argument with another man which escalated into a violent confrontation. The man then allegedly left the scene, but later returned with a gun and shot Lee multiple times in the face
Right: Zenroy ‘Chucky’ Lee, who succumbed to multiple gun shots, plied a daily trade as a vendor, was a doting father and a former national footballer.
before fleeing. Lee’s body was discovered a few meters from where he was selling his items, which included cigarettes on a table and drinks in an icebox. When THE VINCENTIAN arrived on scene, the atmosphere was a sober one. Residents in the community described Lee is a very nice person. Continued on Page 3.
Members of the RSVPF conducted preliminary forensic examination of the crime scene.
A MAN SUSPECTED OF SHOOTING to death killing another man in Murray’s Village was himself killed mere hours after the deadly shooting. Hours after Zenroy ‘Chucky’ Lee was gunned downed in his community, following an alleged altercation with Romano Pompey, better known as ‘No Mercy’ or ‘Merciless’, Romano Pompey had a past of involvement with Pompey became the violent crimes. main suspect in Lee’s death. According to reports, Pompey had an argument with Lee which escalated into a physical confrontation. Pompey allegedly left the scene, returned later armed with a gun and shot Lee multiple times in the face before fleeing. Residents in the community of Murray’s Village were still mourning the loss of Lee when multiple gunshots could be heard in the neighboring community of Trigger Ridge, Redemption Sharpes. When THE VINCENTIAN arrived on the scene, Roman Pompey was dead and police had already cordoned off the area. But the sound of the deceased relatives’ anger echoed loudly. They could be heard expressing their anger at the police, saying that the lawmen killed Pompey “like a dog”. Reports are that the police initiated a search operation for the suspect, which ultimately led them to Trigger Ridge, Redemption Sharpes. It is alleged that during the pursuit, the suspect, on seeing the police, opened fire on them before fleeing into the ground floor of a residence. However, the police managed to corner him and subsequently shot him. A female in the hilly community, told THE VINCENTIAN that they heard a police siren and them moments after, the sound of gunshots. A statement from the Royal Saint Vincent and Continued on Page 3.