A VEHICLE at the scene of the shooting.
By EARYEL BOWLEG
Tribune Staff Reporter
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was killed in a police-involved shooting yesterday after he attempted to “evade” officers, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said.
The incident occurred after 5pm, when police received reports of a disturbance at the Bahamas Hot Rod Association situated at Corridor Seven between Bethel Avenue and Yellow Elder Way. Units were dispatched and on their arrival, they found a gathering.
Assistant Superintendent Audley Peters told The Tribune by phone that the gathering breached COVID-19 protocols and police were trying to force the patrons to leave that area.
“As a result of this gathering, the officers established a checkpoint at the entrance of the venue and as vehicles were leaving the entrance of the venue itself, officers made checks of those vehicles along with the persons,” he said to reporters at the scene.
“One such vehicle in an attempt to evade the officers at the checkpoint accelerated his vehicle towards the officers and as the officers beckoned him to stop he failed to do so.
“So the officers pulled their service weapons and discharged it at the occupant of the vehicle. “The vehicle itself was driven some 300 yards further west along Corridor Seven where it crashed along a northern wall.”
EMS took the man to hospital where he died.
Police said a weapon was found in the man’s vehicle.
The victim is said to be in his mid-20s. He was the only person harmed in the incident, according to initial police reports.
Asked if the police involved were wearing body cams or had a dash cam on their squad car, ASP Peters said he could not confirm this.
However, he said officers from the Mobile Unit are outfitted with body cams.
He explained: “In the initial stages of this body cam (roll out) it was only determined that the mobile officers who are first responders would be the persons who will be wearing the bodycam and until such time when the commissioner makes his decision to allow other officers to use the body cam that decision will be made.”
This is the first police involved killing this year.
Comments
Amused 3 years, 10 months ago
Why is the first thing shot to kill in all instances. Shooting the tires out could have been a better solution imo. As for bodycams how much did we purchase again? Yet its always a excuse or a I can't confirm if they were wearing them or if they are even working bs
M0J0 3 years, 10 months ago
The part we all miss is why try to evade why speed up and try to speed off the video circulating clearly shows the man speeding off to the side of the road.
Amused 3 years, 10 months ago
Agreed with you but the part I don't agree with is to just start shooting into the car, why not the tires first?
M0J0 3 years, 10 months ago
The gentleman tried to run over the police
M0J0 3 years, 10 months ago
i agree sometimes they go for the hit instead of disabling the vehicle but I feel sometimes its really hard to deal with Bahamians as a Bahamian we are a unruly bunch at times
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 10 months ago
how come white men firing guns at police always survive and are subject to hours long standoff with police getting shot? It's "odd"
B_I_D___ 3 years, 10 months ago
Live by the gun, die by the gun...
TalRussell 3 years, 10 months ago
Getting harder to tell who the real face-masked thugs are that are holding the firepower - excepting be's by their state-issued colours?
Says a lot about a cabinet that has recruited its own squad be firing at an individual fleeing from a gathering who was alleged to have been committing no worse than what is no more than a ticked civil matter of being in breach of the redshirts COVID-19 protocols. Shakehead a quick once for Upyeahvote shouldn't just be making up such state-sanctioned execution by firing squad. Twice No.
BahamaRed 3 years, 10 months ago
You can't win in this country, this man attempted to evade police by driving a speeding vehicle towards them. It's obvious that the man had a reason for attempting to evade the police, and one can assume it's was something illegal. Now had said man been allowed to speed off and escape and then later was involved in something illegal, there would be the cry about crime being high and the police aren't doing anything.
No matter which way the wind blows it seems Bahamians can't be please with how the police handle matters. Let the criminals run amok they cry, apprehend them and they cry. For goodness sake, what do Bahamians want from the police?
Innocent people rarely run from the law... and they definitely don't aim a speeding car at the police. It was a bad decision on his part, and sadly it cost him his life.
ThisIsOurs 3 years, 10 months ago
Its clear criminsls arent created equal in this country. Thats what people complsin about. For example someone was allegedly running a sex ring in a wealthy neighbourhood, in plain sight, and had the PM on speed dial at the same time. The white tourist in Abaco was firing a shotgun at police and came out alive. People see injustice in these shootings.
Amused 3 years, 10 months ago
Exactly. The white man shot at police/defense force and they ran. Had that been a black man Im sure all the clips would have been emptied into him
birdiestrachan 3 years, 10 months ago
This should be quite easy. if he was coming towards them the bullets should be in the front windshield. where ever the bullet enters the car should tell the story.
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