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Body Found Hours After Gunshots Heard in Buccament 

12 April 2026
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An image of the scene where police are processing and investigating.

By Admin. Updated 11:51 a.m., Sunday, 12 April 2026, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

A body bearing apparent gunshot wounds has been discovered on a riverbank behind a school in the Buccament area.

The deceased is an unidentified male. Residents reported hearing several gunshots in the vicinity the previous evening (April 11), sometime after 5:00.

The incident has heightened concerns among Buccament’s peaceful community.

It comes shortly after two men were shot dead in Kingstown on Friday, 10 April, one of whom was on a murder charge.

Police are investigating.

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