A MAN who was shot during an argument outside his home on Thursday died in hospital, police said.
The killing brought the country’s homicide count to 40 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Police said the victim was in front of his home in Churchill Subdivision arguing with another man when he was shot around 9.30pm.
The suspect fled the area on foot, police said.
The victim was taken to hospital but died of his injuries a few hours later.
Police want to question Devon King of Churchill Subdivision, who they believe can help with the investigation into this shooting.
Thursday’s fatal shooting came a day after two other men died from gunshot injuries, and another was taken to hospital, in two separate incidents.
Last Wednesday, a man was pronounced dead in the parking lot of the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Traffic Division shortly after he and another victim were injured during a drive-by shooting on Robinson Road. This occurred shortly before 7pm.
The victim who died in that incident has been identified by police as Akeem Raheem Brennen, 23, of Cowpen Road.
Hours earlier, around 5am Wednesday, a man died in hospital after he was shot Tuesday night during a game of checkers outside a residence in Fox Hill.
Police have identified him as Percy Sawyer Jr, 32, of Johnson Road.
Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to call police at 911/919 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS.
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John 8 years, 7 months ago
'Now you're screaming, so let's do another one,' Clinton said. 'I don't know how you would characterize the gang leaders who got 13-year-old kids hopped up on crack and sent them out onto the street to murder other African-American children,' he noted. 'Maybe you thought they were good citizens,' he added, before railing against the hypocrisy he suggested that the protesters represented. He punctuated his throaty response with, 'tell the truth!'
How much are drugs influencing crime in the Bahamas? Not only from the point of drug dealers warring with and killing each other, but how many crimes, including murder are carried out by persons 'high' or strung out on drugs? Many people are of the opinion that marijuana is a harmless drug, but the talks on the Bahamian street are that there is very as marijuana or 'weed' on the streets. Most of it has been tampaerd with. Dusted with molly or estacy, sprinkled with battery acid or some how een altered to make it not only more potent but more addictive. And most of the drugs, like molly are lab created chemicals, mostly made in China, that can cause permanent damage to one's vital organs in a single use and even death: . "Someone who buys or takes Molly now is probably ingesting dangerous synthetic drugs that have not been tested and are produced in widely varying strengths. The DEA says only 13% of the Molly seized in New York state the last four years actually contained any MDMA, and even then it often was mixed with other drugs. The drugs frequently found in Molly are Methylone, MDPV, 4-MEC, 4-MMC, Pentedrone and MePP."
Persons who have smoked tainted or laced marijuana have been known to 'go crazy'. They have wild halliincinations, foam at the mouth, become disorientated, and can go days and nights without sleeping. . "The lab-created chemicals mimic the effects of MDMA; most of them are central nervous system stimulants that cause euphoric highs. They can also cause a rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, blood vessel constriction and sweating, and can prevent the body from regulating temperature. Some of the chemicals have been reported to cause intense, prolonged panic attacks, psychosis and seizures. After they wear off, the chemicals can cause devastating depression. Several of these compounds have caused deaths."
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The depression that follows the 'high' is one of the most significant factors because it causes the drug user to seek another high and still another trying to reach the first 'high'.
But the problem is that since these drugs are unregulated the effect of smoking tainted marijuana is never the same. .
John 8 years, 7 months ago
"Molly is dangerous because of the toxic mix of unknown chemicals; users have no idea what they're taking or at what dose. Unlike MDMA and other illegal drugs that have known effects on the body, the formulas for these synthetic drugs keep changing, and they're manufactured with no regard to how they affect the user. "You're playing Russian roulette if you take these compounds because we're seeing significant batch-to-batch variances," Santos says. For example, officials have found completely different ingredients in drugs sold in the same packaging. Santos also says the amount of active ingredients can be dangerously different, because "the dosing for these sorts of drugs are in the micrograms. The room for error is tremendous, and we've seen a lot of deaths with some of these compounds." .
It is time for the government, parents, schools and other organizations to start a national campaign to inform the youth about the dangers of street drugs. The weed on the streets is not what your uncle or cousin smoked. It can be any leaf steeped in dangerous, deadly lab chemicals that can change your life forever. While there are no clear symptoms, "The effects can vary widely, depending on the chemical, but while users are under the influence, they may exhibit the following symptoms: sweating, jaw clenching, violent or bizarre behavior and psychosis. After the drug has worn off, a user may show signs of depression or may not be able to get out of bed for an extended period of time."
Emac 8 years, 7 months ago
I usually refer to John as a dramatic conspiracist, but he is certainly on target here. I recently did a survey to find out how many young people take various drugs including marijuana, molly and ecstasy. The results are startling!!! Our civic leaders are really sleeping on this one. These drugs are everywhere and are easily accessible by school kids, young adults or whoever. The drug pusher does not turn away someone just because he is underage. But whatever, as usual, those in authority will do nothing until some serious tragedy occurs due to someone who is induced by one of these drugs! And please no one come on this page talking about why I am waiting for someone to take action or why I don't step up to the plate. Well, I like my life and this thing lies deep. I will leave it at that.
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