Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Attempted Murder in San Pedro

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At approximately 11:30 pm on Tuesday October 30th , 24 year old Derrick Wellington Rivers of San Juan area in San Pedro town ran into the police station where he was seen with two apparent gunshot injuries – one to the forehead and the other to the right arm.

Initial investigations revealed that Rivers along with two other men from San Pedro were plotting to rob a business place, but when Rivers reportedly changed his mind he was  shot by one of the two men whom he identified. He was taken to the San Pedro Poly Clinic and later transferred to the KHMH where he is listed in a stable condition. Police have detained the man alleged to have shot Rivers.

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