The Tribune

By EARYEL BOWLEG

Tribune Staff Reporter

ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

A TEENAGE boy died in hospital after being shot on Tuesday night, police said. He was the second homicide victim that day.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force said shortly after 9pm, officers were informed of a shooting on Cowpen Road involving a juvenile victim. Police later said the victim is a teenager, but did not provide his age.

“Officers were dispatched, and on their arrival they found a male suffering from wounds consistent with gunshots. The victim was transported to the hospital via ambulance, where he later succumbed to his injuries,” police said.

“Initial investigations revealed that the victim was standing in front of his residence, when a male clad in dark coloured clothing approached him. The suspect discharged a firearm in his direction, hitting him several times about the body before fleeing the scene on foot.”

Earlier on Tuesday, shortly before 8pm, a man was killed and a teenage girl was injured during a shooting that occurred off Kemp Road. Although police did not release the identity of the deceased, sources told The Tribune the victim was 35-year-old Arlington Stubbs.

He was one of three people sitting in a parked car when assailants opened fire at the vehicle. Assistant Superintendent of Police Audley Peters told reporters the three people in the car were family— a father, mother and daughter.

“On arrival of the first responders, they met a silver vehicle with three occupants within that vehicle two of whom were suffering from gunshot wounds. The occupants include an adult male, adult female, and juvenile female,” he said.

“Initial investigations indicate that a lone gunman approached the vehicle as it was parked outside a business establishment and discharged several shots into the vehicle injuring the driver who was in the driver’s seat and passenger who was in the rear seat.”

Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to call police at 502- 9991 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477).