Guadeloupe: two deaths and several injured in nighttime shooting outside bar
An armed attack that occurred on Tuesday 30 June 2026 at the exit of an establishment in a Guadeloupean municipality resulted in the deaths of two women. Four other individuals were struck by gunfire, including a minor.
Guadeloupe: two deaths and several injured in nighttime shooting outside bar
On the evening of Tuesday 30 June 2026, gunshots rang out near an establishment in the municipality of Capesterre-Belle-Eau in Guadeloupe. The assault claimed two female victims. Four other people were wounded, among them a child, according to statements made by Stéphanie Bazart, magistrate heading the Basse-Terre public prosecutor's office.
Police services are favouring the hypothesis of a settling of scores. The case has been entrusted to investigators from the judicial police and an investigation has been opened for involuntary manslaughter. The prosecution hopes that this procedure "will shed light on the motivations and clarify the circumstances".
The survivors were evacuated to a hospital centre. Several of them presented concerning injuries at the time of their admission.
This event occurs in a context of recurring violence in the archipelago, where drug trafficking and armed vendettas are multiplying. The chief administrator of the locality announced on the airwaves of Radio Caraïbes International the cancellation of the patron saint's festival originally scheduled for the following Wednesday. He called for "greater mobilisation to restrict the circulation of firearms".
Jocelyn Sapotille, heading the association of island officials, responded on the internet by stating that "this tragedy must provoke a genuine awakening of the state, but also of our society, of our families, of our elected representatives". Regional leaders of the Socialist Party also denounced an act whose "likely backdrop of drug trafficking only reinforces the seriousness".
The overseas territories of the Caribbean are experiencing a proliferation of weapons linked to the drugs trade. These departments serve as a hub for flows between the South American continent, the United States and the European continent, a reality that concerns the public authorities both in Martinique and in Guadeloupe.
Source: Le Populaire du Centre
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