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Two more young men are dead. Cordel August, 22, and Eon Headley, 35, were gunned down in cold blood at Vigilance South on Wednesday night. Just past 10 PM, two men on a motorcycle dressed in black opened fire on a gathering at a local shop, then vanished into the dark.
Police say no arrests have been made. But for the families grieving at the Enmore Regional Hospital, and for a nation watching its reputation crumble, that answer is unacceptable.
These recent shootings bear all the hallmarks of extrajudicial executions—targeted, brazen, and merciless. With every passing day without an arrest, the message to the underworld is clear: you can kill with impunity.
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