ComPol Says Leroy Smith Was Person of Interest for a Murder

On Tuesday, just as employees prepared to leave work for lunch, a man was shot and killed near Cinderella Plaza. The deceased, Leroy Smith, was shot by the same gun he used to hold up a businessman whom he pushed inside the Casa Churro Bakery. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams told reporters that Smith, who was from the Taylor’s Alley area, was also a person of interest in the murder of Gerald Tillett. The Commissioner also went on to speak of the incident on Tuesday that claimed Smith’s life.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“Yes, he was a person of interest. Yes.”

 

Reporter

“Do we know if the business establishment was under surveillance by these individuals?”

 

Chester Williams

“We cannot say, no. They can’t blame the businessman for protecting himself and his family. He has a right to do so. As much as the media and sometimes society tends to blame the police for crime, we are not the ones to be blamed. At the end of the day, we are at the end of the funnel in terms of when all odds fail and then the person ends up offending, it’s then the duty of the police to do what needs to be done from a legal standpoint.”