(Trinidad Express) Trinibad artiste Mescach Emmanuel, better known as Plumpy Boss, is in a critical condition after he was shot several times on Saturday night in St Maarten.
Five people were injured in the incident, according to sources on the island.
It was reported at about 4.10 a.m. on Sunday.
Police were told that Emmanuel had just performed at a concert in the Maho area and was leaving in a black minivan with his entourage when they were confronted by a group of armed men.
The suspects opened fire on the vehicle, resulting in five persons, including a woman, being shot and injured.
The injured were taken for medical treatment.
Some 50 rounds of ammunition were found at the scene.
Emmanuel is currently out on bail, having been charged with being a gang member and for drug trafficking.
He was previously charged on July 1 with being a gang member, professing to be a gang member, and professing to be a gang member in order to promote a gang.
The charges were laid contrary to Section 5(1)(d)(iii) of the Anti-Gang Act 4 of 2021 as amended.
In that matter, he was arrested on June 29 after officers from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) — Gang Investigations Team monitored several audio-visual music videos published on social media.
The music videos allegedly featured the accused professing to be a member of a gang.
He was granted $350,000 bail, which he was able to secure.
Days later, he was arrested along with two other persons after police searched a vehicle they were in on Solmon Hochoy Highway and found and seized 18 grammes of cocaine.
