Tears at the scene of Saturday's shooting of a man on East and Lewis Streets. Photo: Dante Carrer
A MAN was shot dead on Saturday afternoon in the seventh murder since the start of the new year.
Police reported that the man had been shot in the area of East and Lewis Streets.
The victim later was reported to have succumbed to his injuries.
This follows another murder on Friday night which saw a man from Nassau Village shot dead shortly before 8pm.
In that incident, the victim was reported to be standing at the junction of Forbes Street and Alexandria Boulevard when the occupants of a gray Nissan vehicle approached him. One man got out of the vehicle and fired multiple gunshots at the victim.
The victim was hit several times and ran a short distance before collapsing. Emergency medical personnel confirmed there were no signs of life at the scene.
The dead man is reported as being known to police but was not being electronically montiored. However, he was said to be recently detained for a serious offence.
Police are asking anyone who has any information - particularly residents of Nassau Village - to contact 919/911, CID on 502-9991/2 or Crime Stoppers on 328-TIPS.
In addition, police also reported they confiscated suspected dangerous drugs in the Sea Breeze area on Friday afternoon.
At about 4.20pm, officers acting on information serached an abandoned structure on Taiga Avenue and found a high-powered weapon and suspected marijuana.
Comments
bahamianson 10 months, 1 week ago
Commissioner and brave davis said crime is down. They need to shut up. Everytime they talk about crime, it goes up
ThisIsOurs 10 months, 1 week ago
The weird thing is, when theres a spate of murders they say "theres nothing we can do to stop it, its everybody's job", but when theres a lull they say "our strategy is working". Pick a side.
Ill go with the former, there is nothing anyone can do to stop someone intent on murder. Because It's already too late. Discussing bail and trials is too late. What you can do is the things you can do. Act to prevent the "intent". Stop sweetheating, its a scourge on our community. And for example, these are hypotheticals: stop people from running the red light. Stop (hypothetical) accepting bribes from bad actors like Nygard. Stop looking the other way if an MP commits a crime. Stop abusing illegal immigrants. Stop those things you can control. In general return a sense of law and order. At the moment everybody believes no action is too lawless to act on.
sheeprunner12 10 months, 1 week ago
All of these ppl running National Security should be fired ...... If this was in UK, NZ, Canada or Australia, the Minister & COP would have already been fired or made to resign.
But Munroe is bragging that he put 14 ACPs on the PF and that is just fine.
This is truly a "shit hole country". Smh
ThisIsOurs 10 months, 1 week ago
I agree with you, there's enough there for a senior leadership direction change. Strangely someone told me exactly what you listed, recognizing the need for change but saying nuttin guh change cuz we is run like a s-hole country, people get promoted on personality
TalRussell 10 months, 1 week ago
'Tis speaks as to 'trustworthiness' if policemans' judgements ---Just might've lacked sufficient has suspected dangerous drugs. --- Yes?
birdiestrachan 10 months, 1 week ago
Many want the death penalty. Are they prepared to perform the execution. Innocent people will also be executed poor ones who can not afford good lawyers jail is worst than death
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