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One killed, two injured in drive by shooting

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ROSEAU, Dominica, Jul 8, CMC -Police say two men are  assisting their investigations after one was killed and two others, including a Haitian national, injured during a drive by shooting on the outskirts of  the capital on Tuesday.

Police have identified one of the victims as Jean Yves Bruno, who was pronounced dead at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital (DCFH).

The other two men have been identified as Curtison Charles and Maclet Dorceli, a Haitian national. Their ages were not disclosed.

But the police said that the men were awaiting a bus to travel to work, when a vehicle drove by and gunshots were fired at them near the Bath Estate bridge.

Bruno was struck multiple times, while  the two others were in the left calf, and the left elbow.

The vehicle from which the gunshots were fired, crashed resulting in the authorities detaining two people.

Charles and Bruno were employed at the Cable Car Project in Laudat, a small village in the interior of Dominica, while Dorceli was working on a hotel development in the same area.

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