A Diego Martin man who went to a river to fill water was frog-marched back to his house by armed men and shot multiple times in front of his family after being robbed of cash yesterday.
Police said Sherwin Carter, 39, of Upper Blue Basin Road, Diego Martin, had been at home with his sister-in-law and her four children, ages 14, 12, nine and four, at 9.25 am when he left to fill some water bottles in the nearby river.
Officers said the family was alerted to a commotion shortly after, and upon checking the home’s security cameras, they saw Carter being assaulted by several men.
They observed the men tying Carter’s hands behind his back and gesturing to him to return to the house.
The woman reportedly ran to the bathroom and locked herself and the three younger children in.
Minutes later, they heard a pounding on the door and one of the gunmen ordered them to come out or the 14-year-old boy would be shot.
As they exited the bathroom, the children were ordered to go to the living room, whilst the men tied the woman’s hands and ordered her to sit next to Carter.
The suspects then began demanding money and valuables from the self-employed man, who later directed them to a Bible on a table.
Police said the bandits took $29,000 from the book, along with a quantity of jewellery.
Carter began arguing with the gunmen but then taken to the lone bedroom by one of the men and shot three times. The men then fled.
Carter’s sister-in-law was freed by her children and she contacted police.
Officers from the West End Police Station responded.
Investigators secured the video footage and are reviewing it to help in detaining the suspects.
— Anna-Lisa Paul