2 shot, 1 stabbed in separate incidents

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• Kimani Richards shot dead in Diamond
• Ekron Edwards shot dead at Ottley Hall
• Woman found dead with head injury in Layou

St. Vincent police are preparing to launch several investigations after a woman was discovered dead, two individuals were shot and killed and another man was stabbed.

A woman was found dead on Friday in a residence in the commune of Layou, injured in the head. The name of the woman has not yet been released by the police.

On Friday night, a man was shot dead in Diamond. Kimani Richards was killed by masked gunmen while he was loitering in a store.

On Saturday evening, minibus driver Ekron Edwards from Ottley Hall was fatally shot while sitting in his vehicle.

Reports also suggest a coastguard officer was stabbed at Heritage Square in Kingstown.

According to some reports, the officer intervened to break up an altercation between one of his friends and another individual, which led to his stabbing.

The officer was reportedly hospitalized. The death toll in the country now stands at 25.