UP to late yesterday, the police had not yet made any arrests in connection with the shooting to death Saturday of 30-year-old Stanley “Steve” Lovell on Regent Street, near Bourda Street.According to police sources, investigators are still reviewing video footage taken from several CCTV cameras in the area where the shooting occurred, in the hope of coming up with some form of evidence or linkage to the killing of the young man. Also wounded in the shooting was 21-year-old Anthony Lall, who was shot in the leg.
One police source told this newspaper that based on information they’ve received, there is some discrepancy between Lall’s account of what transpired that fatal morning, and that of other informants.
For instance, Lall’s description of the suspect who opened fire on the car Saturday morning, is at variance with that of persons in the Bourda Market area who saw the whole incident unfold.
This being the case, it is yet unclear which of the accounts the police will give credence to, though word is that they are working both sides of the coin.
On Saturday morning, just before sunrise, Lovell and Lall were sitting on the trunk of the car when someone passed and opened fire in their direction, killing Lovell and injuring Lall in the leg.
From all indications, their intended target was Lovell, who, according to the police, took close to 12 bullets.
Based on facts available, Lovell was no saint, and had had several run-ins with the law, including such offences as fraud and murder.
The vehicle, PMM 3825, on which Lovell and Lall were sitting at the time of the shooting has been lodged with the police, as the investigation continues.