Westbury back to being a warzone

Barely a week after the massive stayaway march in violence-hit Westbury, gang-related crime has seemingly resumed.

Multiple gunshots were fired in Newclare on Tuesday night when men attempted to hijack a van from shop owners, Westside Eldos reports.

The chase ended up in Bosmont near the high school, where more gunshots were fired and even a helicopter was brought in to track down the vehicle. Residents were too scared to come out of their houses to help because of the shots that were fired.

Faried Domingo from the Bos- mont Community Patrol said they were not present when the whole incident occurred but managed to get a report back.

“There were no deaths reported but it was a high-speed chase around the community.

“The vehicle was eventually caught but only one man was arrested, while two other perpetrators got away on foot,” said Domingo. He also advised residents to become part of local community patrols.

“We need to be more vigilant and take note that we cannot be protected all the time. As community residents we should be more aware of our surroundings and also take a stand together to prevent these type of crimes from occurring,” said Domingo.

In addition, a man was stabbed to death near the pedestrian bridge on Fuel Road on Tuesday night. Apparently bystanders saw the man being ambushed by a gang of teenagers trying to rob him.

The Citizen spoke with Cluster Commander Brigadier SH Pitout, who confirmed all the above incidents and said that one suspect was caught in the attempted hijacking. – Caxton News Service.