~ French side businessman arrested for the deadly shooting.~
PHILIPSBURG:--- A shooting in the Dawn Beach area around 09:30 pm on Saturday night has left a well-known businessman dead. The businessman has been identified as Oswald Myers. Sources say Myers was shot by a businessman of French St. Martin who was arrested by police moments later.
Myers is known for installing rolling gate motors throughout St. Maarten/ St. Martin. He is the owner of Automation Gate Tech Services (AGTS) located at Industry Drive Cul de Sac.
According to a police press release the shooting took place on Saturday, May 8th at around 09:30 pm in the Dawn Beach area. The release states that when police and ambulance personnel reached the scene they found a man in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds in his lower extremities.
The preliminary investigation reveals that the victim had suffered a gunshot wound after engaging in a scuffle with the suspect. During the course of the brawl, the victim was wounded and got into his car, and attempted to drive away from the scene but didn't get very far. Reasons for which the two men were fighting are so far unclear to the police.
Ambulance personnel attended to the victim at the scene and later rushed him to St. Maarten Medical Center in critical condition.
After conducting a quick investigation, the police were able to determine who the alleged suspect was. The suspect who was still in the area was immediately arrested and handed over to the detective department for further investigation.
Later in the evening, the police were notified by the personnel of the Sint Marten Medical Center that the victim Oswald Myers had passed away from the injuries. The Sint Maarten police force would like to express its condolence to the family of the deceased.
