Police are investigating Tuesday evening’s shooting 0f Vaughn Dodds, who is now a patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
Dodds was shot from a vehicle in the village of Wesley, Police Spokesman Claude Weekes has confirmed.
“What I can tell you is that, I can confirm that he was shot… and the shots may have been discharged from a vehicle. That’s the most I can say at this juncture. I cannot tell you if it’s a drive-by shooting. Drive-by shooting like I know in the United Kingdom, where you have to dive for cover; the person would be driving and they would bring down the glass… and open fire. People believe it was a drive-by shooting but he was allegedly shot from a motor vehicle,” Weekes explained.
No one has been arrested so far.
Sources from the village said Dodds received multiple gunshot wounds.
Dodds, who is from Bense but lives in Wesley, has been in trouble with the law having been implicated in several robberies and kidnappings.
He along with Asher Ferrol of Paix Bouche were in September given second chance when one of their alleged victim decided not to testify against them.
Pampers Plus owner Clement Letang, who was allegedly robbed by the men, told Chief Magistrate Evelina Baptiste that his decision was simply because he forgave the men.
The charges were dropped against Dodds and Ferrol.
According to charges, Dodds, Ferrol and Kurt Registe (deceased) allegedly robbed, kidnapped and conspired to kill Letang on September 16, 2008 in Bath Estate.
The three were additionally charged with possession of a firearm and taking conveyance. It is alleged that they had used the complainant’s car to transact the robbery.
Dodds and Ferrol were said to have stolen over $10,000 worth of items and cash from Letang.
Ferrol, is currently serving a three-year sentence at the Dominica State Prison for a 2008 Donkey Beach robbery. Dodds had been jointly charged with him but was released on bailed in October 2009 for $65,000 with two sureties at the high court.
Ayyyyeee….Dominicans not easy……y’all cracking me up wit y’all comments
do all what all u have to do but just stay out of woodfordhill plz….we dont need all u there.
No one comes at Bath Estate kidnap and get away TIT FOR TART. DODDS
[Wow]….I think that police dude should have, at least, though about what he was going to say before making an official statement. #EpicFail
well well u people know alot about my nephew…but i will tell you my nephew fed a lot of your children and dem . dont ask me who,u know yourself .. i was there when u would call for bread , cylinder, back & neck, sanitary napkin and all you even borrow his brief! cause your husband/wife couldn’t give u … i will say again ..Mothers & Fathers do not rejoice it could have been your son , grandson, or family member…. to those who wish vaughn {DEATH}… u will be the first to fall in the hole … every parent try their best in growing the kids…. some time in life our kids choose the path, but i will say again vaughn is not a bad young man .. while he was in jail man get killed , kidnap ., thief. is it vaughn ?,,,, woodforthill beach had the same dramma ..in wesley village man body was chopped like cow meat ready for the scale by pounds…. where was vaughn ?IN JAIL… jealousy acused the murderer to shot him, vaughn you’re very close to my heart i love you . hold tight the lord is by your side he will see you through.
what you sow is what you reap. pray for God’s forgiveness bro
gaza u
y do we love and spoil our family? come on !
vaughn wen i heard that i laugh u knw y knowing u all now i knw how u thinkin but my advise to u is chill i knw u are not in fear they are but just chill my nigger
Please DO NOT underestimate the power of prayer. It can move mountains, ponder on that.
One can’t expect to make an attempt on a man like that life after all society has accused him off and dont expect retaliation.He’s our nigga to death so just a matter of time . You touch one you touch all.
Crime is inevitable, especially when the perpetrators are motivated by
The sad hungry look on their children faces, isn’t it ironic that even a priest would
Band together with a thief like robin hood to steal from the rich and give to the poor. I hear
My peers crying out for love while mr fat jacket and tie driving his fancy car
And fooling me and u little daughter to go by the same donkey beach. I love the
Brand of justice that comes from the street, before man make all their law and court
There was the law of the jungle. Allu .. stay silent and let the country
Come to this point, and tHough it is MORONIC to risk life and freedom to satisfy an
Egotistic material desire it is seen as noble to survive by any means when
the shit hit the fan. Give me a honest days work for an honest and FAIR days pay
And maybe the thought of sticking up the christmas turkey whose family have all the right
Strings to pull will leave my mind. Dominica is NO LONGER” all for each and each for all” dagnamit.
work for what u want. some young people too damn lazy and want to live off people and what they work hard for.
bunch of excuses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so one gunshot wound on ur thigh wasn’t enough? u just had to get couple more? lol u still crack me up boy. Promise me one thing : lets suprise stupid dominicans and please don’t retaliate. u so much better than that. u have always been a great person and everything u did was for a reason. remeber those times lol. fun times.
Dominica police force is too weak. imagine i was working with a security company and i went to the commissioner of police to tell him about setting up security camera in some areas in town like on the bridge and the bay front and some other places.he did not even speak to me he told his secretary to tell me that Dominica don’t need that because we don’t have much crime here. they have people going and study all kind of things who we sending to study crimes. if some one don’t tell the police they will never know because they don’t have the skills. its time Dominica take a turn for the better. Dominica can be better but it have to start from the bigger heads.
Mr Weeks Dominica have guns and cars and roads so we can have drive by. Any thing that happens out side is just a matter of time for it to happen here,
All I can say is HELP!!!!!HELP!!!!.. ..We to small for all of this…
more than half of all those comentors dont even know vaughn .they just unemployed siting infront of a pc and look for something to talk about.the police is like this:when he get arrested they post it all on the news and every thing else but when they find him not guilty and he is released they say nothing about it.so thats the image they are building in dominica.all times that they post him over the internet and news papers he worne every single one of his cases.so every body always saying they see him do this and that and still no one can testify what they are saying.we too like to make asumptions and run to conclusion.THE MAN HASNT BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF ANY CRIME.the case in donkey beach no one has testified and said it was he.the police force is just a joke and all the other joking listening to there never ending stories.stups
Amen lover u’r so true
my dear u know in dominica the courts cant prove any body guilty…that does not mean the crime was not committed by the accused
no and it doesnt mean that because you think he did it he’s guilty. so none of us knows so stop blaming the man.dominica full of criminals.i bet if it wasnt another person that was shot you would say vaughn did it. dominicans are just a bunch of narrow minded people.Dammmmm it
I do not condone violence on any side no matter who. i have known the victim for a long time, i know his wife and children, my heart goes out to them. please turn back to GOD let him be your source of strength, you have been given a second chance in life, be wise, give GOD controll , may dominica pray for all those involved.have mercy upon us all OH LORD
My grand mother use to say when your comrad beard cut on fire take water and sprinkle yours i have boys and its very sad to see somebody else go through that with there kids he may be bad but he has parents who is hurting and put your self in his mother possition before saying so many nagative things.LETS ALL PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OTHER PEOPLE CHILDREN. it takes a village
Vaughn, the Alexander Generation are strong built people with a strong will; so use every muscle of strength that you’ve got within you, for you’ve got to pull through this. We love you so much and we know that you can do it! So work hard ! you can do it.
Love you always
AM AN ALEXANDER GENERATION FROM WESLEY.. HE’S STRONG!!!
Neice we’re praying for you and your family..all your aunties and cousins in Miami LOVE YOU..No weapon formed against you shall prosper cause you are a conqueror..ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE US!!
aUNTIE ROSE WHY YOU EVEN HAVE TO ENCOURAGE YOUR NEICE TO BE WITH SOMEONE LIKE THAT IN THE FIRST, IF I WAS YOU I WOULD ASK HER TO RUN RUN RUN BEFOR IT TO LATE FOR EVERYONE OF YOU ALL
DON’T PUT WORDS IN MY MOUTH..I AM NOT ENCOURAGING MY NEICE TO DO ANYTHING SHE IS A GROWN WOMAN NOT TO MENTION VERY INTELLIGENT..JUST LETTING HER KNOW THAT HER FAMILY GOT HER BACK..
“ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE US”
YES AUNTY I AGREE. ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE US!
WHEN YOU CALLING YOURSELF ALEXANDER FROM WESLEY SPEAK FOR YOURSELF NOT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY , YOU WANT HIM TO COME BACK TO DO WORST THAN WHAT HE IS DOING BUT I HOPE YOU ALL WONT CRY LIKE OTHERS AND WISH HE WAS GONE THAN COMING BACK AND MAKE YOU ALL SHAME, SHAME,SHAME MORE THAN EVER AND EVEN WORST, BECAREFUL WHAT YOU ALL PRAYING FOR, BECAUSE OUR LORD DON’T JOKE AND PLAY WITH PEOPLE WHO WANTS TO INTERFAIR WITH HIS WORK
nonesense!!!!!!! where did u go to school or dats if ever.YOUR SENSE OF RESONING IS VERY POOR AND U SPEAK PURE IGNORANCE.I WILL PRAY FOR U UR FAMILY SO DAT THEY WILL B BETTER THAN HIM WHILE I PRAY FOR HIM ALSO.GROW UPPPPPPPPPPP. AND YES HE IS STRONG, WE ARE A RACE OF STRONG PEOPLE AND IS PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY AND I SPEAK FOR MY AUNTY EARLIER AS WELL.WE ALL LOVE U VAUGHN AND BE STRONG N NOTHING DONT BREAK US DOWN.
ALL U DOMINICANS TOO FAST TO JUDGE PEOPLE AND TOO BADMIND PEOPLE U CAN GET SHOT INNOCENT TO, HE GOT SHOT BUT HE AINT DEAD GOD HAVE SOMETHING FOR HIM STILL
THATS A STUPID COMMENT TOO MAKE !!!! IT IS A DRIVE BY ONCE UR IN AH VEHICLE AN U PELT SHOTS ITS A DRIVE BY THERE IS NO GUIDLINES TO HOW U CAN EXECUTE A DRIVE BY SMH SAD MAN WHA KIND POLICE THEM BE BOUT “HE WAS SHOT FROM A VEHICLE,IT WAS NOT A DRIVE BY” ANYWAYS …………..U CHOOSE THE ROAD U WALK!!!!!
I can tell that you are not from my country just by the phrase “Them Be Bout”. I have no idea why you people commet on things that do not pertain to you. I can bet my last bottom dollar the police force from your country is not better than that of Dominica. Until they have all the details they cannot confirm that it was infact a drive by. Copan????
U live by the gun.. you die by the gun…
plant dasheen you reap dasheen!!!
DATS NONSENSICAL.DAT DOESNT PERTAIN TO THIS SITUATION. VAUGHN WASNT RAISED THE WAY HE IS,SO DAT IS NOT WAT SHE PLANTED.WAT ABOUT THE REST OF HIS FAMILY,WOULD U SAY DATS WAT THEY PLANTED? WE LOVE VAUGHN WITH EVERY STRENGTH WE HAVE AND WE ARE PRAYING THAT HE GO BACK TO GOD BUT EVEN IN DOING DAT U DOMINICANS KEEP RUNNING UR MOUTH HE WAS ABSENT FOR A LONG TIME N CRIME STILL HAPPENED N ALL U STILL SAY IS HE, THEN ALLU DOMINICANS SAY IS HIS FAMILY.WELL LET ME BREAK D NEWS ITS GETS US STRONGER SO GO AHEAD KEEP BLABBERING DOMINICANS.
TO THOSE WE WISH WELL THANK U WE AS HIS FAMILY APPRECIATE U ALL.
well well what can i say
But wait,,,,What is the inspector trying to say? I am so confused,,,,not even sure what to believe again. He say the shots may have been discharged from a vehicle,,,,,,not even from a gun or a catapault inside a vehicle,,,choops. Unless it was a 007 vehicle.
A drive by….from what you are saying inspector, if it did not happen in the UK it’s not or cannot be a drive by?
Well get used to it. This is the level of crime we have and we are moving real fast up the ladder in that category. Cutlass fight over $0.50 (fifty cents). Drive by shooting. what next?
The law is just for the books, so why not do the crime.,,no one will take jail anyway.
I do not know what is going on, but time will tell.
yes but who live by the sword dies by the sword
do’t forget that people
WELL THEY MISS U,U A BLESS,
HE NEED TO SUFFER,,THE PAIN AND FEAR OF BEING KIDNAPPED AND HAVE A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE.U BETTER CHANGE,MORE THEY HAVE IS MORE THEY WANT
I DON’T KNOW HOW THESE TYPE OF MEN KEEP WIVES,WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND,IF HE DON’T DIE NOW,I BELIEVE HE WILL BE SAFER AT PRISON.HE IS A WANTED MAN.
“how men like those keep wives???” bet u’d like to … him though or maybe u already did!!!!
he keepin his wif doe….. and she not goin no where….she stayin right by his side
chupz! come on!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont think we need to bring up a pass,,, omg give d guy a break everyone is nt perfect n we r nt livin in a perfect world, we all make mistake so wat happen before happen dat does nt mean u have to kill d man for dat ,we have a forgivin god one that is willin to forgive n forget so give d guys a damn break…… n my bro die over a year now so let him RIP….
those of allu that feeling sorry more wicked than him..i just hope those that miss him just finish the job or run for their life!!
i can asure you they not sleeping well knowing that they didn’t accomplish what they intended to do.
i don’t wish to be in their shoes now. dead men walking.
ACTUALLY I WAS GOING TO GIVE A VERY RUDE RESPONSE BUT ILL BLESS U INSTEAD AND LETS SEE WAT BLESSING DATS GOING TO B COMING FOR U IN D NEXT FEWS DAYS FOR SAYING DAT STATEMENT
GODS BLESSSING TO U (say)
I want inspector weeks to tell me the difference from drive by shoting and shot from a passing vehicle. Lordddddddddddddddd gadddddddddddddddd
Retaliation is a most….!!!!!!! You cant rob somebody and think they would come back
stupes a big drug dealer tht wi watever
so wat… allu only see d bad ppl do and never the good…. even if he was a drug dealer… i know him personal and he is a very nice man…look beyond d damn evil
vaughn may have done some bad stuff but he isnt guilty of everything they’re accusing him off. look beyond that.. he treats his family and friends with love, love,love. if you get to know him u guys wouldnt be saying all those negative things. then again life is one sided… more than half of dominica wouldnt take a minute to hear anything good about him. BAD MIND ALLU BAD MIND!!
You cannot look beyond evil like that when the man does not show any signs of repentance, or truning his life around. It is good that he treats his family and friends with love, so what about the other people who are not his friends and families, are they not supposed to be treated with love, love, love. Stop being such a hypocrite, treating his family with love, love, love, while hurting others does not make hime a nice person. He is evil, although I do not condone the shooting that took place, he of all person including his family and friends should expect that. You say he treats his family and friends with love, why does he do those things when he knows he has children? Is that love for his wie and children? Not at all. If he had given serious thought to his family and friends he would not have chosen that way of life, because that is putting them in harms way.
@ Babs….AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!! You cannot claim to love your family so much and yet choose a life of crime, it just does not make any sense. I don’t understand and probably never will why family members like to cry pray when their criminal relatives get caught, where were you when others were being hurt by your relatives? Didn’t they deserve prayers and mercy too? This guy’s name has been in the news so much and it’s not for doing good, why didn’t his relatives who love him so much pray for him then and ask him to change his life? I cannot condone crime against him, however, I don’t think anyone should be surprised, just saying……
only God can judge us so stop making smart comments n dont think wat he does is worst than wat u do…we r all humans thus we r prone 2 err
what? are u proud of what he was doing?
he deserve just what he got and much more.I am happy and i want every wicked person to pay for what they have done.
U MORE WICKED THAN ANYTHING ELSE.. JUST LOOK AT UR NAME SADAM!! VAUGHN PROBABLY DIDNT LET U IN ON WHAT HE WAS DOING SO U JUST PISSED OFF. BOOO HOO
hmm I wonder who made that comment
Good for you if you pull through Vaughn.. God may give you a second chance. I am your cousin and not surprised at all at your fate…. You have chosen the wrong road, well that’s part of the journey. You lucky. The others were not so lucky. Garcon you must turn your life around… hope those who visit you at the hospital keep reminding you to turn your life around. next time you may not be so lucky. …. now what explanation do you have for your children?
eveybody knows about de man’s past i dont know why dey dont talk about de shooting which happened recently and stop digging up de man’s past…….all i can say God sent u back for a reason so try to make it right with god and persons surrounding u….and live a life dat can be worth living for ur family…..
that m@F@….should die. he has been in too many crimes in the country and walking out free. the country can do without mr.he makes no positive contribution to society and people not safe when mr out.monday mr just walk inside somebody house in zicquac with a gun looking for some man he not knowing he in the wrong house. his ass must die
he doe dyin nuh… wen god ready 4 him god will take him….allu 2 a kind of a way in dat damn country….
i telling u fada…his time limited
what he is a police nor to enter poeple house searching for poeple with gun, is that for real????
I doesn’t seem to know a
we do not have drive bys in the uk, i think he means the United States
@dt no drive bye shooting in the uk?
is tht really true arent there gang related crimes there amoung the poor? i this is true i wonder why not this is remarkable. please tell us your secret. lifetime in prison for gun posession? is it like china?
Your statement is true. And that was the first thing i thought when he mentioned “drive bys in the UK” The UK has stabbings, not drive bys. But maybe that is the only place weeks has actually been.. who knows?
i was thinking differently, but god is the judge only he should decide .only he can make the difference in our lives,and that of our children which could be like vaughn’s[ very troubled] .but god;s grace is surfficent we only have to ask. pray that he would change hi’s ways and live for god and his family . hope hi’s grandmother who is my aunt is not to troubled.but continue to trust god.
LET ALL CRIMINALS BECOME EXTINT…VIOLENCE IS VIOLENCE..BUT IF IS THEY SELF THAT KILLING EACH OTHER THEN LET IT BE….I AINT MAD….ONE LESS BAD GUY TO WALK THE STREETS EH…N IF THERE IS RETALIATION..THEN SO BE IT….ILL BE INSIDE MY HOUSE..LET THEM TAKE EACH OTHER DOWN
What you sow.. is what you reap….
he’s oki buh when he gets back on his two feet is trouble
Know You Will Make it
Fighter For Life.
Keep U In My Prayers…
aye everybody disliking ur comment wi..aylas..haha!!
this one have a gun dat one have a gun, lord they just shoting each other for fun, where de men, kill de men all that remain is women, that is when i will have my fun cause the only gun i have is the gun inside me PANTS lol …… great song
LOL>>>THAT. ME TOO…lol
love this
Drive by shooing in Dominica and all you busy with politics. All I can say is he who live by the sward will die by it. Zero tolerance for repeat offenders.
Time to make it right with the father. He has given u a second chance. Turn from sin ask his forgiveness and ask him to save u .he died for your sins and he havea great plan for u
True that. If you don’t want to do it for GOD, do it for your family. But let me remind you that GOD giveth and taketh, respect that Vaughn!!!!!
What goes around certainly come around – KARMA IS REAL. When you go about committing crimes, no matter small or large, the universe take notes. Not saying anyone has the right to be firing random bullets, because that puts others at risk…however, can we really be surprised when the 99 days for the crook are up and payback comes knocking at their door?
Could not have said it better…
But is what is a drive-by nuh? A drive by is when someone passes in a vehicle and shoots someone who is not in the vehicle. Possibly standing on the road, in a yard etc etc etc. I know it’s hard to fathom that Dominica is moving to the next level of crimes. BUt yes, it was a drive by.
First of all the police can never confirm NOTHING but the can always confirm what a man did. The man was shot we dont want to know what you can confirm about what hes been involved in. A drive by or not. Do your DAM JOB. Fella keep your head up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT THE HELL HAPPEN TO THOSE CRIMINALS THERE NA??????????????????????
CRIMINAL, CRIMINALS,, CRIMINALS,, DAM CRIMINALS
RIght now people can go donkey beach and recreate themselves
i second that
Tel me when all u goin to realiz all dis is nonsence
That police officer don’t understand the concept of drive by shooting. Anyways, good to hear that Vaughn is out of the woods and have a chance of recovery.
What goes around, comes around. Not always in the same form but it does. You reap what you sow.
what is the difference bw a drive-by shootingand someone shooting from a vehicle?…Weekes did not clarify this…I’m confused…
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn defines drive by shooting as shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim. So Mr. Weekes I am so confused with your definition
You do me first, I do you worst. Ninety nine days for the crook, one day for the starring. By presidential decree we have suffered collateral damages. That was just a measured response. We might just have to duck and take cover, for there might be retaliatory responses.
It is a war out there.
A DRUG WAR.
the … are responsible.
If you leave by the sword you might as well just die by it
i am praying for u baby……………….. .. all the birds
poor u wi…prays cya work on dat again
even wicked men need prayers also.
I wish you luck.I hope he change from those wicked ways. God have a funny way communicating to man. This is just one of many ways. Next time he might just see stars, but it will not be heaven. Ask god to help all those people Vaughn touch in one way or the other. He is no saint. they need the prayers more than him.
wat a sad storie but they bad habits die hard
Sad? Oh Please!!!!1