Cops charge Club 7 shooter with attempted murder

(CNS): Police have now charged Leighton Rankine Jr with common assault, attempted murder, unlawful use of a firearm and possession of an unlicensed firearm in connection with a shooting that occurred outside Club 7 on West Bay Road in the early morning hours of Wednesday 22 February. Two men were injured during the shooting, one of whom was treated at the Cayman Islands Hospital for gunshot wounds to the face. Rankine, who was arrested at the scene following the shooting, was due to appear in Summary Court Monday morning, a police spokesperson stated. Police also recovered a firearm that was believed to be the weapon used in the shooting on the night of the arrest.