THE bodies of the shooting victims are removed from the scene. Photo: Donavan McIntosh/Tribune staff
By EARYEL BOWLEG
Tribune Staff Reporter
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
POLICE now believe more than four people were possibly involved in the brazen ambush and murder of six men two weeks ago at the intersection of Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Road.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Solomon Cash made the revelation yesterday adding that police have no suspect in custody.
Further, he said, none of the recently released wanted posters were who police were looking for in relation to this cash as police were still trying to identify the perpetrators.
“As much as I would release now, (is) we’re still currently conducting the investigation,” he said. “We are following some leads, but we’re not in the position at this moment to release identity of suspects.
“We suspect that there are four persons involved at this time… but it could be more.”
He added: “And that is based on our surveillance that we recovered.
“I don’t want to put a number to it. This investigation is still ongoing.”
Supt Cash said police would not be releasing any CCTV coverage of the killings which have been recovered during their investigation.
“At this time because of the sensitive nature of the investigation there’s some information we’re not going to be releasing at this moment,” he said.
The April 15 killing is considered to be the deadliest shooting in recent times.
The deceased include Renardo Bastian, also known as “Crack Teeth”, Travis Cooper, Maurice Pinder, Kendal Lord, Delano Smith, and Dequant Brown, according to relatives and close friends.
A woman and two-year-old girl were also injured in the shooting incident. The toddler, D’Lani Smith, and the female had been identified as the daughter and girlfriend of Delano Smith.
The mass shooting occurred in the moments after the men were released from police custody for firearm possession.
As the group pulled up to the intersection in a silver coloured Honda Inspire, a white Kia SUV trailed behind them. Four men said to be wearing black then emerged from the SUV, using high powered weapons and handguns shot at the victims.
Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle has previously stated “there is no information to suggest that the police were in any way involved in this shooting”.
Comments
truetruebahamian 3 years, 6 months ago
It was not so long ago that patrons in a barber shop on Jerome Avenue were killed in a similar ambush. Has any real resolution been discovered and acted upon? And come to that there needs to be severe penalties for those found to commit these crimes. Even road crimes are never deallt with by anything more than the mere slap on the wrist penalties meted out. My stepson who was killed in a collision and who had a better career brand working for him than the excessive speed driver - the driver was not given a true reflective fine and or prison penalty. Those who step outside of their home without a government identification in their pocket are charged far too much , and those who intentionally break laws regarding smuggling and dope quantity posession and proven white collar crime are not given enough.and this person who unintentionally but factually killed my stepson and gets away with so much less penalty, is so wrong he received = actually none at all. The penalty system is seriously misguided when a road crime fields less of a penalty than dope or assault or 'white collar ' crimes..Penalties should be awarded according th the severity of the actions that they commit. There should never be any 'soft shoeing' and favouratism
John 3 years, 6 months ago
Remember the days when three men were arrested for a quantity of drugs. But only two would go to trial and go to jail. Who was the ‘third man’ and why wasn’t he charged? And remember what they did (and still do) with the drugs?
John 3 years, 6 months ago
‘So they would wake up in the mornings and find train carts in their backyard. Train carts loaded with guns and with ammunition. Brand new! Who put them there? Who wanted them to go to war? Against their own brother! And friends?
carltonr61 3 years, 6 months ago
Solution is that personalities who made money fron these communities and hired out its children should do more to come out of the shadows and aid in educational initiatives, food and home repair. The brothers have to get together and put aside who rob who. After all, it was only for the fame and the game. No blood no deaths to cause dishonor just business principles paper and pen. What is hurting the drugs trade now is fear of government gangsterism that will honor the new elite with licensed authority to sell drugs while the man on the street just want legalization. Seems if the most honerable elites cannot own the sole profits from Marijuana sales it will remain an item of scorn and destruction for the streets. Big business elite millionaire PLPFNM wants control, maybe DNA Party says make it legal. Seems the elites already owns our historical Forts and monuments under the guise of maintaining them, or maintaining the millions of tourists who will pay to visit them. Our heritage taken from the people's government hands to their financial patrons and sweethearts. Nothing is new under the sunpl. Forever a Pirate Paradise were even religious leaders sing for their supper of thirty dollars silence while the poor is crusified.
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