Now, police can confirm that there was some misunderstanding between taxi man Villanueva and another passenger outside the concert grounds, but they can't go into all the details at this point. Police did tell us though that these violent flare ups usually happen after concerts.
Insp. Alejandro Cowo, CIB - Precinct 1 & 2
"At this time we are working questioning several people as to what transpired, but we cannot tell you exactly what is the motive behind this murder at this time."
ACP Chester Williams, OC - Southside ED
"Our investigation is still in infant stage. We are questioning some people who we have in custody. We are canvasing the area trying to get as much information of evidential value as we could to be able to see how best we could solve this latest crime. The incident as you rightly alluded to Dwayne, begin at the concert. I wish that concert didn't take place, but that has nothing to do with me. But it happens at the concert, after the concert and this is a trend that we have been observing, that to every time we have concerts on Northside and elements from the Southside goes over to the these concerts and when the concerts are over, there is normally a spill-off on the Southside and we were anticipating something to happen. We had our patrols in place to try as much as we can to mitigate whatever situation that might have arisen. But as always the police cannot be everywhere all the time."
Police have 3 persons detained. According to our sources these men are well known gang members.
So as you heard the investigation is still in the preliminary stages and police need your help to get more answers. But how can people provide police with information when there is no proper witness protection program? Williams says that is something they are working on but he hopes people will still assist.
ACP Chester Williams, OC - Southside ED
"We know that that has been one of our deficiency in terms of how we investigate. The fact that there is no witness protection and people do not feel safe giving information to the police, because they may fall prey to these people out on the streets. But at this time there is nothing much that we can do to address that. We still try to do our best to try and convince people to give us statements and whatever sort of protection we can give in terms on having police patrols around the area where they live to so forth to give them a semblance of safety, then we try to do that. But in the absence of that at this time there is very little that we can do in terms of offering witness protection to people who give statement to police as a part of the investigation process."
It is believed that the man Villanueva threw out of his taxi is the one who shot at him - killing Tanika Lemott. Lemott was shot 3 times. Once to the chest and twice to the back. Doris Gilharry was shot to the chest. She is recovering at the KHMH. The swelling on Hanifa Flowers' face has gone down. As for the taxi driver Jaime Villanueva, he was shot to the back. He is at the KHMH in a stable condition. Tanika Lemott was the mother of 2 boys.
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