Crime
Murder & Mayhem: Three men shot, three armed robberies & One Murder in Providenciales
#TurksandCaicos, March 16, 2022 – TCI Police are saying barely anything at all about a crime spree, which has now resulted in at least one new homicide and a two-person man hunt after three days of criminal mayhem.
Two men are currently WANTED by the Serious Crimes Unit and the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal TCI Police, and one of them is a murder suspect.
On Sunday, a WANTED flyer featuring Andral Perceval, of Haitian birth and nationality was put into circulation. Perceval, is wanted for murder and several other serious offences and usually hangs out in Dock Yard, Snake Hill and Five Cays.
By Monday, the WANTED suspect list grew to include Randell Rigby Junior. He is 22 years old of slim build and about 5’11” tall.
Rigby is from Five Cays in Provideniciales said the flyer.
Police have asked both men to surrender in the flyers, advising the public Perceval and Rigby are armed and dangerous; men no one should approach.
The interest in the pair, comes after a Friday night string of armed robberies and two Saturday shootings, one which resulted in the country’s second murder for 2022.
On Friday night, our newsroom learned of a family confronted by gunmen in the Glass Shack area about a quarter to 8pm, just minutes later a band of men turned up at Sunny Foods in Five Cays, firing off shots in the parking lot and getting into the store where a cashier was robbed. At least one vehicle was reportedly abandoned at the grocery store, the men all fled on foot.
On Saturday morning, another report surfaced. A man was ambushed by at least two gunmen while dropping off trash at the Providenciales Landfill. He was shot trying to fend off the fiends, who managed to get the truck he was driving. The man was left for dead, but survived and was rushed to hospital. His condition is unknown.
The thieves did not get away with the truck however, they were stopped by Police who had reportedly set up a blockade at the entrance/exit of the Landfill site.
The suspects abandoned the truck and got away in nearby bushes.
By 6pm Saturday, Gari Charles aka Santi was shot to death. He was left in a pool of blood, on the ground in a small community on Mary Jane Lane, Blue Hills.
Santi has been wanted by the Royal TCI Police since October for rapes, robberies and other serious offences. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Sunday morning, another prolific offender was shot almost fatally. He was taken to hospital, at one time it was reported he was in critical condition.
Relatives of his, on social media combatted rumors of his death and reported that the young man was recovering at hospital.
Police have only commented on the murder of Gari Charles; not offering any identity but saying they were summoned to the scene where they found the man lifeless.
Ironically, this crime craze unravels as Police are hoping a cash incentivized gun amnesty will help get some of these illegal guns off the streets. So far, no report of anyone turning in unregistered firearm or ammo; the gun amnesty ends on March 31st.