St. Vincent probes killing of German tourist aboard yacht

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent _ A German man has been killed aboard a yacht in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, and authorities say they have detained one person.

Police Superintendent Ruth Jacobs told The Associated Press on Monday that the unidentified suspect is being questioned but has not been charged.

She said 48-year-old Martin Arnold Griff was shot early Friday while aboard a yacht in southwest St. Vincent. She said another man and the yacht’s captain were injured.

Jacobs said a total of 10 Germans were aboard the yacht during the shooting and that some money and credit cards were stolen

The Associated Press