The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

A 32-year-old man became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot multiple times while walking home.

It happened around 12:30am Thursday.

Police say the victim, who sources identify as Patrick Bodie aka “Lil Pat”, was walking through a track road between Gibbs Corner and Thompson Lane on the way to his home when he was approached by an unknown man who opened fire on him, hitting him multiple times about the body.

When police arrived on the scene, Bodie was still breathing, but was unconscious. He was taken to hospital by ambulance where he died of his injures shortly before 3am.

Officer in Charge of the Central Detective Unit, Paul Rolle said police have no

suspect in custody, but are following significant leads.

Meanwhile, Mr Rolle said police still have no motive or suspect in Monday’s shooting of 23-year-old Diego Major.

According to reports, police received an anonymous call from a woman alerting them to a shooting in the area of Sunrise Road, Gamble Heights.

When officers responded to the scene, they discovered Deigo, lying on his right side with apparent gunshot wounds to the chest and head.

EMS personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Anyone with information on any of these homicides is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or crime stoppers anonymously at 328-tips.

Both men were said to be “well known” to police.

In other crime news, police are investigating a shooting that left two men in hospital.

It happened around 8:43pm Wednesday.

According to reports, the men, ages 41 and 56, were sitting on a porch on Meadow Street when they heard what sounded like three gunshots.

The men then realized they had been shot.

The 56-year-old received a gunshot injury to the thigh and the 41-year-old was shot in the arm.

Both men were taken to hospital where they are listed in stable condition.

Active investigations are continuing.