Murder in Bagatelle

WEST END police are investigating yesterday’s shooting death of Kareem Marcelle, 22, of Bagatelle Road, Diego Martin. 

Police sources told Newsday yesterday that around 3pm, nurses at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital contacted officers of the St James Police Station telling them that a man was brought into the institution nursing a gunshot wound. However, by the time officers under ASP Badal and including Insp Narcis Cadette and Sgt Nandram Moonilal got there, Marcelle was already dead. Marcelle had a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. Police said they were unable to gather any information from Marcelle, nor could they say who took him to the institution. However, lawmen said they are of the opinion that the shooting took place in the Bagatelle area sometime yesterday. Marcelle’s body was taken to the Forensic Science Centre for storage and a post mortem is expected to be performed today. The West End Police were contacted and officers there, under Sgt Anthony Lezama went to the Bagatelle area, but police said residents there were not forthcoming with information.  Investigations are continuing.