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UPDATE: Man shot dead in Long Look is Kemo A. Lettsome

The man shot and killed in Long Look on Sunday, April 30, 2023, has been identified as Kemo A. Lettsome. Photo: Team of Reporters
A man has been shot dead in Long Look on the eastern end of Tortola. Photo: Internet Source/File
A man has been shot dead in Long Look on the eastern end of Tortola. Photo: Internet Source/File
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- With next of kin adequately notified, our news centre can now disclose that the man shot and killed in Long Look on Sunday, April 30, 2023, has been identified as Kemo A. Lettsome.

Reports are Lettsome was shot multiple times while in the vicinity of The Stickit around 6:30 PM.

Police have also confirmed the killing.

“Police can confirm the fatal wounding of a male following a shooting near the Stickett in Long Look this evening. Several RVIPF teams are at the scene at this time. No further information can be released at this time,” Police Media Liaison Diane L. Drayton stated last evening.

See previous article published April 30, 2023

Man shot dead in Long Look

A man has been shot dead in Long Look on the eastern end of Tortola.

According to reports reaching our news centre, the fatal shooting incident took place around 6:30 PM today, April 30, 2023.

Our news centre knows the name of the deceased but will withhold publishing at this time.

More details will be provided as information comes in.

87 Responses to “UPDATE: Man shot dead in Long Look is Kemo A. Lettsome”

  • Xxx (30/04/2023, 19:28) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
    Oh gosh why lord
    • Hrmph (01/05/2023, 11:42) Like (12) Dislike (12) Reply
      https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/man-caught-after-escaping-asked-officers-to-give-him-a-break
      • Same fate as best friend almost exactly a decade apart (01/05/2023, 14:28) Like (5) Dislike (5) Reply
        https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/en/news/2-more-head-to-court-for-cornel-m-francis-murder/

        Police should check who has been released from jail
  • R.i.P (30/04/2023, 19:35) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    r.i.p
  • Not good at all (30/04/2023, 19:35) Like (49) Dislike (0) Reply
    I was watering plants in my garden and listening to the football commentary in the background when I heard three gunshots and said to myself I wonder who gone now. We need some serious changes in this country as things continue to go from bad to worse.
    • @Not good at all (30/04/2023, 21:16) Like (20) Dislike (5) Reply
      I was on the porch just sitting down eating some food and I hear the three gun shots and I highlighted it in the house and lock the door.
  • Hmm (30/04/2023, 19:36) Like (19) Dislike (6) Reply
    Lord please forgive us all!!
  • RIEP (30/04/2023, 19:43) Like (36) Dislike (3) Reply
    Shocking to hear this news about you dread. Will miss your presence around the complex and your down to earth attitude. I hope justice is served and your death is not in vain.
  • Young Talent (30/04/2023, 19:45) Like (20) Dislike (4) Reply
    RIP former teammate and really good friend. You looked out for me! Sad to see you go out this way.
  • RedStorm (30/04/2023, 19:49) Like (35) Dislike (44) Reply
    Lock down the place, put curfew. It will slow businesses, but it will get some attention, tired of the foolishness.
  • Praying ???? (30/04/2023, 19:52) Like (37) Dislike (1) Reply
    So sorry to this mother who has lost another child 6months later...lord momming....the almighty will deal with these killers
  • Ho,ho (30/04/2023, 19:59) Like (7) Dislike (2) Reply
    Here we go again
  • Hot summer (30/04/2023, 20:09) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
    Lord have mercy another brother gone.
  • Real eyez (30/04/2023, 20:38) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    Tell me how come! Life so unfair! In this sweet paradise! Jah alone know mehson! People kill people. Not a coincidence. . R.i.p big dawg
  • Jojo (30/04/2023, 20:52) Like (19) Dislike (3) Reply
    What is it with these guns. Young people please think about the heartache it causes to both families. Let's stop the violence.
  • Patrol (30/04/2023, 20:55) Like (29) Dislike (11) Reply
    Babylon them just sit down in building in Road Town , need be on road patrolling 24/7 way them getting paid for sit down eat food an get fat. What about the protection of the people isn’t that’s what they supposed be present on roads
  • man down (30/04/2023, 21:00) Like (41) Dislike (10) Reply
    Why they keep recruiting people to be police an yet can’t see not even half or one man on the streets, hiring them to sit down in police station how does that make sense lack of police presence in streets causes killers to get there plans a success
  • old (30/04/2023, 21:03) Like (36) Dislike (4) Reply
    What kind of Longlook is this. The worse district in the bvi to live. We have enough of these killing .
  • Annoyed (30/04/2023, 21:08) Like (28) Dislike (1) Reply
    Let's get rid of all firearms. Violence does not solve anything. Please think twice before you go out and get yourself in trouble. Life is too short to keep up this ignorance.
    • @Annoyed (30/04/2023, 21:55) Like (25) Dislike (1) Reply
      I’m with you on let’s get rid of all firearms but how is this going to be done? You got people here enabling this. You got people here who profess to be good people holding guns for the gangsters for money. The uneducated chicken head hood rat girls that is breeding like bunny rabbits or need money for weaves or nails done is holding guns in their mommy house where they are living for money.
      • Sexton (01/05/2023, 07:41) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
        Let's get rid of those who use firearms indiscriminately.. Only one and only one set of infidels in this place creating a hellish norm for themselves and others like themselves. Women of this set need to keep their legs closed or practice safe sex
        A change in the demographics...economicallyandxeducationally is warranted. MONACO model.
    • ... (01/05/2023, 11:10) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
      Legalize weed and get to doing road stops again. Make it feel like riding dirty is a bad idea while not locking up peaceful residents. Whether its drugs homosexuality prostitution or gambling, prohibition means the persons involved can not call the police to solve their differences. One part of society creates exact the situation of 'cops & robbers' do the same ineffective actions over and over then are genuinely surprised when crime continues to rise as if they didnt read about the criminal spawning effects of alcohol prohibition in school.

      Major problem is the people expect not to get caught.
      • @... (01/05/2023, 13:22) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
        What a jack Donkey comment. Legalize weed then what? some of you smoke weed and still have homosexual sex and prostitute yourself for the same freakin weed. you buy illegal Puerto Rico and St.Thomas lottery, roll dice in the stickett, go by Bouncer down/up Paraquita Bay to lust after half naked Spanish whores while your man/woman home. Grunt and bitch now
        • ... (02/05/2023, 06:02) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
          You a idiot or cant read I guess because I mention prostitution everything else I said offended you. I do not involve myself with those activities but fact is the law is creating more crime and cutting people off from calling police because to a large portion of the community their daily life is unreasonably & unjustifiably illegal. We create the thugs we dont want to see.

          Fact is if they legalize cocaine the world over we wouldnt have to worry about cartels or drug king pins. Fact. Go look up Al Capone how he was created and came back.
  • 666 (30/04/2023, 21:27) Like (43) Dislike (4) Reply
    VIP NDP PVIM PU
    what plans do you have to deal with the lack of law enforcement in this country

    what is the commissioner who hails from Great Britain plan to deal with gun crime because under his watch crime have escalated

    mr politician stop cussing out each other
  • Just to damn much (30/04/2023, 21:30) Like (36) Dislike (5) Reply
    Every time you turn around in this place someone is getting gun down. These punks that is trigger happy need to volunteer themselves to go to Haiti, the Ukraine or the Sudan if you trigger happy.
  • Wow! (30/04/2023, 21:39) Like (18) Dislike (0) Reply
    What’s the reason for this? Sure is some petty thing strupzzzz all Ayo sick
    • for real (30/04/2023, 22:04) Like (25) Dislike (0) Reply
      Probably something stupid. Seems like the funeral business is the business to get into here in the BVI. All they doing is making the funeral homes richer and richer. I mean it might sound morbid but that is the way it
    • Money Money Want My Money. (01/05/2023, 08:11) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      That is what Happening.
  • OB (30/04/2023, 21:49) Like (19) Dislike (2) Reply
    Why guava berry media releases name and picture of the victim!! Isn’t that for the police to confirm first and family!!!!!! Jus asking
    • @OB (01/05/2023, 05:53) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
      The family knew... He was by family at the time of the shooting and his mother live a stone throw away from the scene.
  • Don't give a f..... (30/04/2023, 22:00) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    Greed is bad,this is the reason police work is easy ,they are always trying to out smart each other.
  • EYE opener (30/04/2023, 22:06) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
    Clearly people are not turning from wickedness, they are not humble, and they do not fear God. Those that God say they love God are fake in their love for him. Until Christians repen and pray we will have more of all that is taking place in this land.
    Just to name a few.
    Unforgiveness
    Deceptive spirit to get power.
    Greed
    Lying on the pulpit with false prophesy
    Taking the lord name in vain
    Theft of tithes money
    adultery
    fornication
    Love of money.



  • Tr J (30/04/2023, 22:11) Like (16) Dislike (4) Reply
    How can a young man cleanse his ways?
    It’s by taking heed to the word of God.
    Our young men need Jesus.
    Jehovah, please intervene . We are losing our brothers, our sons, our fathers, our uncles.
    Please intervene. Please send your Spirit all over this land!!!!
    How many more must die???????????????????
  • make to pay (30/04/2023, 22:17) Like (14) Dislike (3) Reply
    if we out serious laws in place for gun violance and send a strong message they will think twice. bring back hanging in the territory and pop the first neck and see if they ain't taking heed.We are people of leaders not followers. we are following the western life style and forgetting who we truly are as a people. what happen to the days of helping each other and looking out for each other? what ever happen to fist fights and who lose just chill out and patch things back? man its a damn shame to see what our beautiful Virgin Islands has become. Government its time now to send a serious message to the criminals. every man with a gun feel they have power and when is their judgment time they crying like some pu$$y. sick of them just hotting up the place over vanity, greed and senseless BS.
  • VOTER6BVI (30/04/2023, 22:22) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
    SO SAD NEVER PASS ME WITHOUT SAYING HELLO FROM SINCE HIS SCHOOL DAYS.
  • jah know (30/04/2023, 22:23) Like (9) Dislike (3) Reply
    R I P bro
  • unvaxx 4ever (30/04/2023, 22:33) Like (29) Dislike (2) Reply
    long look is the leading area in killings in the bvi.
  • enough (30/04/2023, 22:44) Like (11) Dislike (11) Reply
    UK police dont know how to solve real crimes, all they can do is protect protesters blocking roads. Get some real police here or use local cops who know who these criminals are. Crime in the UK is skyrocketing and the actual police force has record numbers of criminals with in its ranks, they have been here for years and crime is only getting worse. Sack them.
    • Rusdo (01/05/2023, 07:48) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
      The UK police try implementing a revised and strict way of handling these low lifes and allyo kick a fuss.
      I think that they should let these folks kill each other and done with them.
      Repopulate the place . with qquality folks.
    • @enough (01/05/2023, 16:34) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
      Local cops is an oxymoron. No local wants to be a cop. Blood is thicker than water.
  • LL (01/05/2023, 00:31) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    That why no murders can get solve her in bvi. A bunch uk police u do t even see on the road. Making endless money. Still when the case goes to court they loose. Tell when lass uve heard a proper murder conviction or solve in this country. Its sad. Pay the local police let them solve the murders like they use to years ago.
  • Dancing with the Stars (01/05/2023, 03:54) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
    It was a sad Sunday afternoon for this family. May God have mercy on them. We are seeing the need for the Police Bill. I agree that there are some clauses that needs to be addressed. Many of our young people think that they are living above the law and involved in undesirable behavior.
  • gg (01/05/2023, 05:45) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Then police sleeping it look like thay afraid of those young men in that place it have this one walking around with this long black coat God know what he have in side east police officer need to pay more attention
    • @gg (01/05/2023, 09:04) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
      Yep, they need to do a stop and frisk on that dude that is walking around in the long black coat. Someone walking around in a long black coat in this Island heat is not normal. Don’t know what is under that coat.
      • @gg (01/05/2023, 15:04) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
        the Government build a house for that one lol. I heard he selling seasoning too. so he didn't need government help.
  • reality (01/05/2023, 05:49) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    3 years down the road, they may hold someone, if they're lucky, Eben arrest someone. 3 more years after that, they may have a trial, but the DPP's Office and RVIPF's finest will botch some simple thing and the matter will drop, then the person wil kill again, because the problem in Nature's Little Secret is that the legal system is just a big joke with no teeth except for drug matters.
  • @ Eye opener (01/05/2023, 06:17) Like (12) Dislike (2) Reply
    While christians need to pray, so do you. Firstly, children need to be taught the God way from young. They need to be corrected when they do wrong. Children need to be brought up by parents and not gadgets. Take them to church. And the list goes on. Stop depending on other people to raise your children.
  • kk (01/05/2023, 06:42) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    Tola is a small country for all this shooting what you want to tell me it don't have enough police officer to do rotain check sometimes look where d station is that region needs attention a serious one to
  • @ ENOUGH (01/05/2023, 07:02) Like (8) Dislike (4) Reply

    HYPOCRISY IS WHAT ALLOWING WHATS GOING ON HERE , TO CONTINUE LIKE BUSINESS AS USUAL ~ ( AND IT AINT NO WHITE BOYZ ) TYPICAL EXAMPLE THE POLICE GIRL H*******/ WHAT WAS SHE DOING ? ? ? THE SO CALLED BORN YA , RENTING APPARTMENTS FOR KNOWN CRIMINALS / WHO IMPORTING THE GUNS ? ? ? THE DRUGS ? ? ? DOES CORRUPTION COME TO YOU ALL GREEDY MINDS , OR ARE YOU GOING TO JUST BLAME IT ON RACISM AND COLONIALISM AS AN EXCUSE , WHEN THE RESULTS START TO HAPPEN ,, IF WE ARE HIDING THE TRUTH FROM THE POLICE HOW ARE THE GOING TO SOLVE THE VICIOUS KILLINGS THAT HAS BECOME THE NORM THESE DAYS ? ? ? ( DID HEAR ANY OF OUR POWER POWER POLITICIANS TALKING ABOUT OR SITTING DOWN IN THE STREET AND PROTESTING , HELLO ???? STOP FOOLING YOURSELF

  • Asking For Myself (01/05/2023, 07:15) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    Why lord why?
  • Real Talk (01/05/2023, 07:43) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    MR KILLER BOY YOU KILLED A MAN LAST NIGHT HOPE YOU SLEPT WELL HOPE YOU DID NOT TOSS AND ROLL IN YOUR BED HOPE YOUR DAY AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS WHY BECAUSE KARMA IS A REAL BITCH
  • Baobab (01/05/2023, 07:59) Like (5) Dislike (9) Reply
    One and only one reason for the freelance killings. Blacks loathe themselves and other Black's. They are the one and only ones here creating misery and killing like they are cannibals. The UK tried installing a no nonsense way of dealing in an attempt to curb and root out the cause and effect in our society but we the victims cuss accuse and demand otherwise. UK police should let allyo kill one another and end the drama once and for all..
    • @Baobab (01/05/2023, 11:20) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply
      "The UK tried installing a no nonsense way of dealing in an attempt to curb and root out the cause and effect in our society but we the victims cuss accuse and demand otherwise. "

      Stop it your just a racist. If you lived here and got out of your circle to mix with this society you would know there can be no "no nonsense" UK attitude down here until they legalize cannabis which is only on the books to lock black people up. Period. How is that no nonsense attitude working in the US when blacks are regularly gunned down & disproportionately jailed for non violent 'crime'

      We have these problems because of following other cultures including this gun nonsense instead of standing up for our own way.
  • Hmm (01/05/2023, 08:17) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
    This man killing and bragging and he still on the streets man with no evidence in the jail lock down weird place misson.
  • I just don’t get it (01/05/2023, 09:15) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    How is it that the one they were looking for here on the Island got snatched up in Miami with a fire arm. His behind is grassed. When they are finish with him in the US and he is deported back to Tortola, he will be a old man walking with the help of a Walker.
  • Want to Live? (01/05/2023, 09:33) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    Go to work, go to church. Go fishing or maybe play in the church basketball league. Tend your garden and fruit trees. Stay out of trouble and stay away from the Stickett and the ghetto. Simple, really.
  • gah (01/05/2023, 09:57) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why is there not highway patrol or cops around corners looking for any illegal activity./?
  • Coercion (01/05/2023, 10:03) Like (7) Dislike (4) Reply
    They are trying to put a bad name on our community knowing this was and is the place where people come together to dwell as a community. Long look is a known historic place for love, unity an togetherness. Seeing things like this happening frequently surely show our youth there is no proper leadership. Our politicians for years have turn the blind eye. They drive around in there expensive name brand vehicles and living in their fancy homes smiling with the people knowing the evil thats being done behind the scenes. Drugs and guns have flood the streets without a care for tomorrow. Lining their pockets whilst destroying community an culture.
  • CCTV WE NEED (01/05/2023, 10:03) Like (21) Dislike (2) Reply
    CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV. CCTV
  • Real Talk (01/05/2023, 10:07) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    S.K Them send that one. It happen there years ago at the same house and the time wasn't to fear apart.
  • The TRUTH (01/05/2023, 11:09) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    At this point, the Stickett needs camera, drone, helicopter you name it.
  • Bunch of hypocrites (01/05/2023, 11:46) Like (7) Dislike (5) Reply
    We all know a black man is his own worst enemy. Why the black on black crime so much. You all can take this comment any way you like, you don’t see the Caucasians living on the Island killing each other off. You all with the police is not doing anything. First of all If the police say something to any of you or your spoil disrespectful rug rats you out hear hollering police brutality or the police ruff up your spoil disrespectful rug rats who’s mouths has no filter. They don’t want to take heed or listen, then go right ahead and continue to kill each other off as long as innocent people, children and elderly don’t get caught up in the gun drama
  • Long Look. (01/05/2023, 12:27) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    They need to brake down the gazebo they built where they hang out, and put a garden. Then they will have no where to hang out. I am sorry for the mother and father this is a huge loss.
    • Hmm (01/05/2023, 15:01) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
      them shooting didn't exactly happen at the stickette its just the first name people jump to tell you the location of the shooting. that's why they say in vicinity. a lot of old people does sit down at the stickette its a place to sit and chat. people hang out at the park too just a little distance down the road. close to the stickette is three churches 2 english 1 spanish. its just our community needs to be safe again all of BVI.
  • Yep (01/05/2023, 12:35) Like (7) Dislike (4) Reply
    By far most murders at the Sticket. Do we have cameras there? Sounds like boat fire payback
  • jj (01/05/2023, 12:39) Like (15) Dislike (1) Reply
    My condolences to his family and friends..he was always a respectful young man towards me and I pray that justice will be delivered to whomever took his life.
  • Where are the camaras (01/05/2023, 12:56) Like (6) Dislike (3) Reply
    So long this area is plaged with violence. Am hearing police,police, police but cameras put in place would have solved this problem. Am not hearing any bad news about the victim. Personal dissergreements,young men please solve it out without violence
  • WOW (01/05/2023, 13:48) Like (4) Dislike (4) Reply
    Only one way to get rid of crimes in the BVI let the UK send a few officers, We know they don't know any one here so they are going to ask questions and take out a few of the so call gun men and the rest will go sit down period
  • Really (01/05/2023, 14:22) Like (1) Dislike (3) Reply
    People wake the hell up. The ELITES programmed you all to be big man and kill each other. All movies promotes hatred in some kind of way. Why not all love because they can depopulate more faster with people killing each other and it won't get traced back to them. Guns was made to kill humans which the elites make sure that any and everyone can have. People wake up because it's a small set of wicked
  • Wrong aim (01/05/2023, 14:25) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    People who need to be gone are still here
  • News (01/05/2023, 15:13) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
    this the only place the police don't give details of what happened. Was it a drive-by, an argument, in a crowd. Was there a vehicle involved to ask people to remember if they saw it heading from the area? not a blumming thing. No immediate alert for persons to be on the lookout for XYZ. Then they asking you if you have more information to let them know.

    Look on Saturday night there was a shooting in St Thomas and they caught the person in no time. Why all of ours have to go down unsolved. Isn't all police and investigative training similar? Some things just need basic common sense to put pieces together. BVI is just a unreal place
  • ... (01/05/2023, 15:40) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    in my opinion this should be a open and shut case if they claim it was heated argument gone wrong why isn't the other person arrested as yet...ports should be alerted marine base out at sea to double check anything moving come mehn to many unsolved shootings in the this lil place now mehn
  • NO LIE (01/05/2023, 16:30) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    East end long look use to be the best place back in the years no strangers could have come around and do stupidness but now them doing the strangers a favor and take them own people out sad but it so true
  • Yh (01/05/2023, 18:23) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    This is not tolà this is little jan down where you see and Blaine and hear and deaf you tell me 6.30 ii still day light something wrong no parent should have to berry his or her child that way regardless of what this is sad
  • 7 district (02/05/2023, 09:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    To much violence in the 7 district mr priemer this is your district what are you going to do what change are you going make people are dying you have the power to serve an protect the people
  • weak (02/05/2023, 09:49) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    If unity is strength. We are WEAK
  • Read in Reverse (03/05/2023, 12:39) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    .winning opps the like Look
  • karma (03/05/2023, 20:21) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    EDO ain hay who tf Ayo goin tuh blame now rest in peace meh boi


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