The Tribune

By SANCHESKA DORSETT

Tribune Staff Reporter

sdorsett@tribunemedia.net

A 22-year-old man became the country's latest murder victim after he was shot in the head during an altercation outside a nightclub in the early hours of Monday.

The shooting death marks the second homicide in 36 hours in the capital and took the country's murder count to 89 for the year, according to The Tribune's records.

The killing took place shortly after midnight through Arundel Street.

According to reports, police received information that gunshots were heard in the Centreville area. When officers arrived, they discovered the lifeless body of a man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police have not released the identity of the victim but The Tribune understands he is Coleman Edgecome, aka 'Coldest', of Soursop Street, Pinewood Gardens.

Mr Coleman was on the Bahamas Most Wanted List last year.

Officer in Charge of the Central Detective Unit, Superintendent Clayton Fernander, said Mr Coleman was "known prolific offender" who was "in and out of the system". He said because of this, it is "difficult" at this time to determine the motive for the murder.

However, Supt Fernander said police are on the ground working and hope to have a suspect in custody "very soon".

Meanwhile, Supt Fernander is still appealing to the public to assist in locating  a silver Honda Accord, licence plate number 215220, which police believed to be involved in the death of Albert Rahming.

The 39-year-old father of three and owner of the popular downtown nightspot Via Caffe, was shot and killed around 7.30am on Sunday. He was found in a black Mercedes Benz parked just east of the Montagu boat ramp off Eastern Road.