On Friday October 14th at approximately 08.00 a.m. several police patrols, detectives, ambulance department and Forensic Department were directed to the apartment building between "El Capitan" and "Seamans Club" where a man was shot and was lying on the ground.
On the scene the investigating officers located the man with initials M.F.S. from Curacao who was bleeding from a wound to his forehead. The victim who was in very critical condition was treated on the scene by paramedics and transported to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for urgent treatment. However shortly after the victim died of the wounds he sustained. The crime scene was closed off and the Forensic department started their investigation collecting evidence. The detectives are busy questioning witnesses and the investigation is ongoing.