Why didn’t police go after gunmen?

By Iana Seales

Why didn’t the policemen on the scene of the Middleton Street murder on Wednesday night pursue the killers and why was a checkpoint set up on that road at 9.30 pm with one policeman in uniform and another in plainclothes?

These are some of the questions that have been raised by members of the public about the force’s response particularly in light of the heightened security alert and citizens’ concerns about the need for rapid reaction.
Arjune Narine Singh died after he sustained several gunshot wounds in the high-calibre shooting by at least one gunman who exited a car on nearby Drury Lane to carry out the attack. Several other persons were injured.