{"id":348416,"date":"2025-09-12T11:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=348416"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:02:06","slug":"update-shooting-in-grand-bay-leaves-one-man-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/update-shooting-in-grand-bay-leaves-one-man-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Shooting in Grand Bay leaves one man dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_348417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348417\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-348417 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lee-Joshua-Leslie-Facebook-photo-e1757689159660-642x1034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"1031\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee Joshua Leslie &#8211; Facebook photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police have\u00a0revealed the identity of a young man who was fatally shot in Grandbay on Thursday, September 11.<\/p>\n<p>He was identified as 27-year-old Lee Joshua Leslie of Grand Bay.<\/p>\n<p>The incident reportedly occurred at about 1:30 PM in Lalay.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, July 14, 2025, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced the establishment of a dedicated firearms task force within the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF), aimed at identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals involved in the possession, trafficking, and use of illegal firearms.<\/p>\n<p>This decision follows\u00a0a series of troubling gun-related incidents across the country. Skerrit described the recent acts of violence as \u201cbrazen and reckless,\u201d noting that they have disrupted public peace and shaken the sense of safety \u201cwe hold dear as a people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said among\u00a0these measures is the creation of the Firearms Task Force, which will operate as a multi-agency unit. It will draw personnel and resources from the CDPF\u2019s Criminal Investigation Department, Special Branch, K9 Unit, Customs and Excise Division, Dominica Coast Guard, and the National Joint Intelligence Center (NJIC).<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Skerrit stated that\u00a0the government has launched a confidential hotline\u20141-800-8477\u2014for citizens to report illegal firearms or suspicious activity. Skerrit announced that individuals who provide information leading to the retrieval of illegal firearms or ammunition will receive a reward of $1,000 per firearm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour identity will be protected, your civic duty will be rewarded,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent press conference, Minister for National Security Rayburn Blackmoore said, following a gun amnesty that took effect from July 16 to August 15, 2025, a total of five firearms were surrendered to the police along with a quantity of ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>These firearms came from the Roseau Catchment area, Belles, and Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p>He said the amnesty was a continuation of\u00a0previous efforts, including those in 2007 and October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Blackmoore\u00a0told illegal firearm holders who decided to keep their\u00a0firearms\u00a0that if caught, they will face the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>He added that making a rational decision to keep firearms in the current climate would lead to consequences for those who are caught.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Acting Police Chief Lincoln Corbette reported that during the first half of this year, there was an increase in the use of firearms.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked those who had come forward and surrendered their illegal firearms and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd although the amnesty is over, we are still urging members of the public and those who have firearms to surrender them to the police,\u201d he encouraged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have\u00a0revealed the identity of a young man who was fatally shot in Grandbay on Thursday, September 11. 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