Dominica has recorded its first homicide for 2025.
According to police, the Major Crime Unit and the St. Joseph District of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF), have commenced an investigation into a stabbing incident report which occurred at Salisbury about 11:00p.m on Saturday 11th January 2025.
“In that incident, Chervon Devon LAROCQUE, a male adult of Salisbury was stabbed multiple times over his body by a suspect following an altercation,” the police reports.
“Larocque succumbed to his injuries while the suspect fled the scene. Larocque was pronounced dead on arrival at the St. Joseph Health Center by a medical practitioner at 11:20 p.m. on 11.01.2025.”
The police report that the body of the deceased is being kept at a morgue pending a postmortem. An investigation is actively ongoing.