A POLICE corporal testified yesterday that he found Petty Officer Percival Perpall "motionless" and slumped over on a couch with bullet wounds to his upper body when he responded to a shooting incident at Government House in 2019.

Detective Cpl 3652 Chris Curry made the statement as he recalled the role he played in investigating the events that took place on April 28, 2019.

According to reports, around 2.30 that morning, PO Perpall, Calvin Hanna and Ellis Rahming were attacked while on duty at Government House. The men were said to be in a guardroom when a lone assailant entered, and opened fire on them.

Prosecutors allege Able Seaman Jevon Seymour is responsible for the shooting death of PO Perpall as well as the attempted murders of Hanna and Rahming.

Seymour denies the allegations.

Yesterday, Cpl Curry said he received reports of the shooting around 2.40 on the morning in question. He said when he arrived at the scene, he and his partner spoke with Leading Seaman Gaitor who led them upstairs to the guardroom.

He said upon entering, he saw Perpall sitting on a couch, “slumped over and motionless”.

Cpl Curry said he then contacted the police control room to request EMS assistance, before making checks of the front and rear sections of the guardroom. During his search he noticed “a number” of .9mm casings on the floor, he said.

“A short time later, EMS personnel arrived at the scene, made checks of the body and found it unresponsive,” he told the court. “I noticed two gunshot wounds to his right elbow, one to his right shoulder, one to his right chest and one to his left side.”

Yesterday, Sergeant 2052 Antwoine Hamilton also gave evidence under oath. He said when he spoke to Seymour at his apartment around 4.35 on the morning in question, the accused told him he knew PO Perpall. He also said the two of them had worked on an assignment on one of the islands.

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