The relatives of Nigel Isaacs were left in a state of shock and surprise when they received word that the murder charge against his “friend”, who had reportedly accidentally shot him in his head had been withdrawn.
Isaacs, a 49-year-old seaman and butcher was a husband and father to four children. During the evening of May 10 he died from a bullet wound to the head which he had sustained hours earlier when an enraged Andre Gomez reportedly opened fire on a man who had jammed his vehicle which was parked on Main Street near a popular night spot. The bullets missed their intended target but struck Isaacs who was standing nearby, at least once.
Gomez, a licensed firearm holder was arrested on the spot and charged days later with murder. No substitute charge was recommended and as such Gomez walked out of the court room last Tuesday a free man. This was his second court appearance and he would
