A 15-year-old was shot and wounded on the lawn of the Vanterpool stadium in Marigot, Saint-Martin, Saturday during a football tournament, sources concordant said. While several matches were played on the stadium lawn, an altercation between two young people who were in the stands turned to the settlement of account with the gun brought witnesses of the scene.
"We were playing when we heard a thud, I thought it was a firecracker, but I soon realized that it was a shot when I saw a young man holding up a gun and pursuing his victim on the lawn, "said one of the witnesses in the newspaper Le Pelican . The victim aged fifteen years according to witnesses was hit in the abdomen. She was quickly taken care of by players, who gave her first aid, before being transported to the hospital.
The shooter, always wanted by the police
The president of the community of Saint-Martin, Daniel Gibbs went on the spot and then indicated that "the teenager at the origin of the shot is actively sought by the police", in a statement . "Fortunately, the days of the young victim are not in danger and there have been no other injuries," said the president. The competitions initially scheduled at the Vanterpool stadium on Sunday are canceled as a security measure, pending the arrest of the alleged gunman. A call for witnesses was launched by the gendarmes to find the author of the shots.