CAY HILL — A man identified only by his initials “M.K.L-B.” is currently being treated at the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) after being shot by an unknown person about 1:00 am Thursday, authorities said.
The central dispatch of the Sint Maarten Police Force KPSM sent detectives to SMMC shortly after 1:00 am to investigate the shooting.
The man told detectives that he could not give an account of what exactly had happened or who was responsible for the shooting, saying only that he had been shot in the area of Mount William Hill.
The victim’s wounds are not life-threatening, the Sint Maarten Police Force said in a press release this weekend.
Police are actively investigating this shooting and request anyone who has information to call police via tel. 1-721-542-222, the emergency number 911, or the anonymous tip line 9300.
People can also send a message on Facebook page “Police Force of Sint Maarten – Korps Politie Sint Maarten,” or by filling out the tip form on the police website www.policesxm.sx
— SINT MAARTEN DAILY HERALD