NEWS: 1 Confirmed Death in Hove Town Shooting

photo-2On Saturday the 18th May 2013, on Church Road at 11:30p.m BST, an unnamed gunman shot and fatally wounded Xhem Krasniqifrom from Kent.

Police are treating their enquiry as a ‘triple murder bid’, as 2 other people were involved in the shooting, but were not injured on the evening in question.

Police claim it is an, ‘Isolated incident’ and would not comment on any possible gang related involvement.

Locals commented that they suspect it to be a ‘Gang/Drug related’ feud however; Sussex Police Force has denied such, releasing a statement,

This is not gang-related and there is no suggestion that the group of three men was part of any criminal group’

No more information on the shooter has been released as of yet.

The Verse Staff

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