A quiet agricultural community in Bexon was rocked by violence on Wednesday afternoon, when a midday shooting left a local farmer dead. The victim has been publicly identified by his family members as Cleus Soolal, a grower who cultivated potato crops on the small-scale farm where the incident unfolded.
A witness who spoke on condition of anonymity to local publication St Lucia Times described the chaotic moments immediately after the attack. According to the eyewitness account, multiple gunshots rang out across the property, with at least one of the volleys matching the distinct sound of automatic machine gun fire. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the observer spotted two masked male suspects fleeing the scene on foot, moving in the direction of a nearby river.
Local law enforcement responded rapidly to the emergency call. Officers arrived at the farm within a short window after the shooting was reported, and official investigators have formally opened a full probe into the killing to identify the perpetrators and uncover the motive behind the attack. As of the latest update, no suspects have been taken into custody, and police have not yet released additional details about potential lines of inquiry.