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A man and a woman are dead after a shooting in Joan’s Heights just after midnight on Tuesday.
According to reports, the couple had pulled up to a residence on New Hope Drive when they were shot.
Police discovered the man inside the vehicle and the woman lying in front of a home. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. The woman was rushed to hospital but died of her injuries a short time later.
The victims have been identified as 29-year-old James Johnson and 24-year-old Kevisha Kerika Richards of New Hope Drive.
Police are appealing to members of the public with any information that can assist in identifying the suspect(s) to contact the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991/2, Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477) or the nearest Police Station.
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TalRussell 5 years, 11 months ago
Who's keeping count of colony island's escalating almost daily double cold blooded homicides.... obviously, not crown's comrade minister for peoples security's ledger's - arithmetic keeping.
John 5 years, 11 months ago
While the police are saying persons may find themselves being killed because they get in a relationship with the wrong person or hang out with the wrong people, word on the street is that these double, execution style murders are the new trademark of gangs and the new trend in murders. And anyone that happens to be with a person who has a hit put on them can be killed, even if they barely know the target. This means that more innocent victims cam become victims in this senseless killing, not just the crossfire but intentionally killed,.. but for no reason.
bogart 5 years, 11 months ago
Way is the BAHAMAS RIGHTS ORGANIZATION....DA HUMAN RIGHTS PEOPLE...... AGAINST CRUEL PUNISHMENT PEOPLE...... ANTI HANGING PEOPLE......WAY IS DA HANGING DONT CHANGE CRIME.....MUDDA SIC DRED...THESE PEOPLE AN GROUPS NEEDS TO COME OUT FROM OUTTA THE BOTTOM A DA ROCKS...AINT THE WORST OF THE WORST......COWARDS.....ONE SIDED.....BIASED .....BIASED...PREJUDICED....DISCRIMINATING AGAINST.....AGAINST ........THE VICTIMS FAMILY AN FRIEMDS.......!!!!!!!....... AN SAY SOMETING CAUSE PLENTY VICTIMS FAMILIES SUFFERING....CHILDREN WITHOUT MURDERED PARENTS.....MOTHERS WITHOUT....HUSBANDS...INNOCENT BYSTANDERS....WHERE IS THESE PROPLE WHO SHOWS PROTESTING HANGING...PROTECTING THE MURDERING SCUMBAGS GETTING ALL VICTIMS TO PAY FOR HOUSING THEM.....IN JAIL....??.?......WHILE MURDERED VICTIMS LAYING ON DIRT ...GROUND.....LIKE DEAD DOGS AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.......NEVER TO LOVE DEY CHILLREN AGAIN......While Murderer gets free food... fed regular...reform education in prison....bed to sleep...church visatitation....family visits.....an likely parole to come oit early from prison....plenty HUMAN RIGHTS......IT JUST AINT RIGHT....murder victim dead....an murderer living life full with all the benefits....!!!!!.
voiceofthepeople 5 years, 11 months ago
I wish them groups would....well you know . But truth is the hanging is not the fix ...the way the kids are raised it is where it all starts ...should be laws to make people take test before they can make or have kids....do like in China used to be 1 child only ....but instead here only people that have the means and the head to raise kids ....cause a lot of them don't. Making kids and living the life style of a party animal is a big cause of the problem in the world today.
John 5 years, 11 months ago
Unfortunately you blame the kids or ‘the way they the kids are raised.’ But unfortunately ‘the kids’ come into this world and meet this carnage going on. Many parents, yes even the single ones, give their life and their all into raising their children. But apparently external forces, gangs, peer pressure, social media, movies, games end to have more influence on these young minds. It was unthinkable to see or hear of a young Bahamian male kill someone in a fit of rage or jealousy. It was impossible to imagine these same 18, 19 20 year olds sitting and plotting and planning to plot murder of not one but sometimes two or three individuals and actually carrying out their plans, somewhat successfully and then showing no remorse after committing these heinous crimes. In fact behaving as it’s no big deal to take a life and in fact, some doing it again when given a second chance. And so it is not extreme to ask ‘what type of animals did these parents raise?’ But at the same time mothers are left in disbelief and confusion wanting to love their ‘good children ‘ but mothers especially, not believing such a cold blooded killer could come from their wombs.
John 5 years, 11 months ago
For those of us who are Christians, The Bible says when Elizabeth, who was bearing a child (John The Baptist) heard the greetings of Mary, the mother of Jesus,who was also bearing a child ( the Baby Jesus), the baby in Elizabeth’s womb, John The Baptist, lept with joy as she became filled with the Holy Spirit. Esau, who was a twin, came into the world grasping on the heel of his brother, Jacob. And everyone who has read the Bible or attends church regularly knows about the Time of Jacob’s trouble caused by this very same twin brother. Jacob wrestled with the angel. Esau stole his birthright. And after Cain killed Abel, as part of his punishment God put a mark on Cain so that wherever he went throughout the earth, everyone would know that he was a murderer and had killed his brother, Abel. And Even though Cain showed no remorse for killing his brother, he complained of the punishment. He said when people found out who he was and that he was a murderer, they would try to kill him. So God also put severe punishment to anyone who attempted to kill Cain. And the Bible tells us that ‘as it was in the beginning, so shall it be in the end of days. So today, as the world’s history continues to draw to a close, mankind seems to be more concerned about the punishment for murderers, rather than the deed itself. Some say the death penalty is too harsh and cruel and even barbaric. And as murders continue rampant, others say the only way to stop the killing is to killers. They want the death penalty enforced. But how many of these young killers came into the world ‘grasping on the heels of their brothers ‘ and destined to do evil, including murder, rather than filled with the Holy Spirit like John The Baptist? Are you your brother’s keeper?
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