An 18-year-old man has been arrested and is currently detained in police custody in connection with the death of Asher Williams McGaw.

The arrest was made following a large scale police operation in the East End area on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. McGaw’s body was found lying in John McLean Drive, close to the clinic, by RCIPS officers in the early hours of Thursday, 22 September 2011. The 21-year-old had been shot several times.

Police enquiries into his murder continue.

A spokeswoman for the RCIPS said: “If anyone has any information which could assist the police in relation to this enquiry, or other gun related matters in the Cayman Islands, they should call the confidential tip-line 949-7777 or Crime Stoppers 800-8477 (TIPS).”

Meanwhile a man is in custody and his brother was treated in hospital following a stabbing in West Bay.

Just before 10pm on Monday, 3 October 2011, police received a report that two men were fighting in Tulip Close, West Bay. A man had been stabbed during the altercation and sustained injuries to his arm.

The injured man was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital, George Town. He was released following treatment.

A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Assault GBH, he remains in police custody while enquiries continue.