Solidarity, sporting, or commercial demonstrations… it seems that all roads lead to violence in Guadeloupe lately. Young people, in particular, sometimes armed, let their bad inclinations express themselves, with dramatic consequences. During this weekend, three bloody events took place in the archipelago; another is to be deplored in Saint-Martin. The injured number in the dozens.
The approach of the end of year celebrations unfortunately does not bring peace and love of one's neighbor to Guadeloupe. Several violent and bloody news items have taken place locally in recent hours.
- Brawl between young people and robbery in Sainte-Rose
Yesterday evening (Saturday November 30, 2024), clashes broke out between gangs of young people in Sainte-Rose. In the same town, an armed robbery was carried out around 9 p.m. Facts which sowed panic, on the sidelines of the Color Run, an event initiated by the Municipal Social Action Center, as part of the Telethon. The event had to be interrupted, to the great dismay of the participants who came to show solidarity and have a good time.
- From Football to violence in Gourbeyre
Also on Saturday, late in the afternoon, after a U17 regional 2 football match, between the CSC/CAM agreement and the Black Swan, unspeakable events took place.
Arriving at the stadium parking lot, young people violently clashed… but without a ball this time. The report shows a few minor injuries; one person was more seriously injured by a bladed weapon.
When children play football, there are always clashes, but not violent ones. But there, a Black Swan player called his comrades for help, telling them that he was having problems with players from the cartel. When they got on the bus, they saw young people landing on them. The driver closed the bus so that the others could not enter. But there were players who were still outside the bus. They were held, beaten and stung. When the leaders came, the damage was already done.
Yanis Bazir, the coach of the CSC/CAM agreement
The Guadeloupean Football League expresses its deep support for the victims of this “grave incident” and condemns such excesses. Its president, Jean Dartron, recalls, in a press release dated this Sunday, December 1, that “football must be a vector of education, respect and unity, and we must collectively ensure that these values are transmitted, particularly to younger generations.”.
- Gunshots in the night in Basse-Terre; a traders' festival ends
The day before, during the night from Friday to Saturday, a shooting broke out in Basse-Terre, at the end of the 10th edition of the Nuit du Shopping, organized in the capital by the K'art Baudot entrepreneurs club. Individuals, in three vehicles, fired several times at a group of people, at the bottom of rue Maurice Marie-Claire.
Several people were injured in the stampede caused by heavy gunfire. Two were hit by bullets, one in the face and the other in the abdomen; their vital prognosis would not be compromised.
The criminals acted after the departure of the security forces, mobilized to secure the event.
- Two minors injured by gunfire in Saint-Martin
And as a reminder, in Saint-Martin also sordid events have been deplored: last night, two minors aged 14 and 16 received bullet holes, in the Sandy Ground district. The youngest was seriously injured in the lower abdomen. The other was more lightly injured, in the hand.
