PHILIPSBURG:--- One man has been arrested by police for a shooting that occurred in the vicinity of the old Philipsburg Jubilee Library building on Monday morning. No one was injured in the incident.
Police dispatch was notified of the shooting along with information that the suspected shooter had fled the scene in a vehicle. He was soon after stopped and arrested by officers of the uniform division of the Police Force of Sint Maarten.
A handgun was found in his possession. It was confiscated.
Personnel of the Detective and Forensic Departments were at the scene as part of the ongoing investigation.
All details about the cause of the shooting are yet not known by police.
Anyone with information about the shooting in busy Philipsburg is asked to contact KPSM.
KPSM Press Release.
Source: Souliga Newsday https://www.soualiganewsday.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=46537:police-law-and-new-salary-scales-currently-being-reviewed-by-council-of-advice&Itemid=450
