Former Aberdeen hotel manager shot dead in Caribbean

Donnie McKinnon used to work at the Marcliffe

Author: Joe OdberPublished 5th Dec 2022

A former Aberdeen hotel manager has died and another man is injured following a shooting at a bar on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.

Donnie McKinnon and Peter Jackson were at a bar in Market Road, Soufriere, when the incident happened on Saturday afternoon, according to local reports.

Mr McKinnon, who used to manage the Marcliffe Hotel, was pronounced dead at the scene. Mr Jackson has been taken to hospital.

The St Lucia Times reported that both men had lived on the island for some time.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died and a British man who has been injured in St Lucia."

Hear all the latest news from the North East of Scotland on the hour, every hour, at Northsound 1. Listen on FM, via our Northsound app, on your DAB radio, online at Northsound1.co.uk, or say ‘Play Northsound 1’ on your Smart Speaker.