The Tribune

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are on the hunt for three men who shot and critically injured a man early Sunday morning.

According to reports, shortly after 10:30am a man was visiting a relative at Union Village, when the three suspects armed with firearms shot him multiple times before fleeing the area on foot.

The victim was taken to hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

Police are also investigating a shooting that occurred in the Yellow Elder Gardens area around 1pm yesterday.

According to preliminary reports, a man was shot in the foot while in the area and taken to hospital for treatment.

His condition was not known up to press time.

Anyone with information on these shootings is asked to contact police at 911 or 919 or the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.

In other crime news, a 47-year-old man is in police custody in Exuma after he was found in possession of an illegal firearm and a quantity of dangerous drugs on Sunday.

According to reports, shortly after 11am, police in Exuma, acting on intelligence, executed a search warrant at a home located at Rolleville, where they uncovered a handgun and quantity of marijuana.

The suspect was taken into custody and is expected to appear in court early this week to be formally charged.

In a separate incident, around 1:30pm, police in Exuma arrested a 28-year-old man after they found him in possession of a quantity of marijuana at George Town, Exuma.

Police in the capital also arrested 19 persons, recovered a stolen vehicle and ticketed 72 others during a special operation.

Police said eight persons were taken into custody for a number of serious offences, including armed robbery, firearm possession and stolen vehicle and 11 persons for minor offences.

The operation, under the command of Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander, was aimed at disrupting criminal groups and targeting persons involved in criminal activities, such as drugs and firearms, persons wanted for various criminal offences, prolific offenders, persons wanted for outstanding warrants and motorists breaching traffic laws.