Murder count stands at #88

Murder count stands at #88 as of Wednesday July 29 2015,

A young man was shot and kill through Podoelo Street..

He has been identified as 18 year old Neko Miller.

Murder count reaches 88!!

Murder count no stands at #87

Murder now stands at #87 as of Tuesday July 28 2015,

A 47-year-old Grand Bahama man was found stabbed to death in his home early on Tuesday in Freeport, pushing the homicide count for the year to nine on the island.

#The victim, believed to be Dwayne Stirrup, was found dead in a bedroom and his wife, a public school teacher, is assisting police with their investigations into his death.

#According to reports, police were called shortly after 12.30am about a stabbing incident at a residence in the Heritage Subdivision. When officers arrived, they found the husband dead, with injuries to the upper body. Emergency Medical Services personnel examined the victim and found that there was no sign of life.

#Inspector Terecita Pinder of Grand Bahama Police said a woman who lives at the residence is assisting police with their investigations.

#The murder brings the total for the year in the Bahamas to 87 according to The Tribune's records.

#The man shot and killed last week in Grand Bahama has been officially identified 46-year-old Edui Phillips, of Coral Gardens. Phillips was shot in the Caravel Beach area last Thursday. He sustained multiple injuries and was taken to Rand Memorial Hospital, where he died shortly before 3am on Friday. Investigations are continuing.

Murder #86

Murder count no stands at #85 as of Sunday July 26th 2015,

POLICE are have mounted an "intense" search of New Providence for an armed suspect responsible for the shooting death of a man on Sunday night in Fox Hill.

#According to reports, around 9pm, a man was attending a party at Edgecombe Terrace when a male armed with a handgun approached and fired several shots at him before fleeing on foot. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was rushed to hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to his injuries.

#The identity of the victim is being withheld pending identification by next of kin. It is the country's 86th murder of the year to date according to The Tribune's records.

Murder count #85

Murder count #85 as of Saturday July 25 2015,

TWO ARMED men responsible for shooting dead a man in his car on Saturday night are being sought by police in New Providence.

#According to reports, shortly before 7pm, a man was sitting in his Honda Accord on Homestead Street with a female friend, when two males armed with handguns approached and fired several shots at them before fleeing on foot.

#The victim died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. His identity is being withheld until next of kin have been informed.

#The female escaped unharmed. The murder is the 85th in the Bahamas this year he had been identified as Eltario Ferguson aka bread.

Murder count #84

Murder stands at #84 as of Thursday July 23, 2015,

A 46-year-old man of Coral Gardens, Freeport, has died in hospital in Grand Bahama this morning after being shot in the Caravel Beach area on Thursday night.

#Police report that shortly after 11pm, officers were called to the Caravel Beach area, where they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds about the body. EMS personnel were called to the scene and the victim was transported to the Rand Memorial Hospital, where he was seen by doctor who listed his condition as critical.

#However, shortly before 3am on Friday, the victim succumbed to his injuries. Police are treating it as a homicide, the 84th in the country this year.

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Murder #83

Murder count #83 as of Monday July 20th 2015

A TEENAGE father was shot and killed on Monday night during a gambling game, becoming the 83rd murder victim of the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

#The father-of-one was fatally shot in the Hay Street area shortly before 11pm.

#According to Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle, police responded to reports of gunshots near the Hay Street and Comfort Street intersection.

#“When officers arrived on the scene they encountered a male with a gunshot wound to the head.

#“EMS responded to the scene, where they pronounced the male dead,” he said.

#Police have not released the identity of the victim, but residents of the area where he was shot have said he is Jason “Cookie” Higgs, who also goes by the alias “Monster”.

Murder #82

Murder count #82 as of Friday July 17th 2015,

POLICE have identified the man who was killed after being hit by the driver of a truck last week as 39-year-old Alpheus Bevans of Nassau East North.

#According to police reports, Bevans was killed shortly after 8pm on Friday. He was involved in a fight with another man on Poinciana Drive that resulted in the man hitting him with a truck. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.

#Police have reported that they have a 38-year-old man in custody assisting officers with their investigations into the incident.

#The death pushed the country’s murder count to 82 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

Murder #81

Murder #81 as of Thursday July 16th 2015

POLICE have launched an island-wide manhunt for the suspect responsible for the country’s latest murder, and not two suspects as initially reported, a senior police official said yesterday.

#However, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander, acting officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, said there were “no new developments” in their investigation into Wednesday’s shooting death of a man sitting in front of a home in the Montrose Avenue area.

#That murder pushed the country’s homicide toll to 81, according to The Tribune’s records. The incident occurred on Carew Street, west of Montrose Avenue.

#According to Chief Supt Fernander, around 10pm on Wednesday the deceased was sitting at the end of Carew Street west – a dead end street – with another man.

#He said the men were approached from behind by a masked gunman, who fired several shots in the direction of the two men, who subsequently ran trying to evade the gunfire.

#Chief Supt Fernander said the deceased was struck several times, eventually collapsing in front of a yard “just across the street”. The other man managed to get away without being struck by the gunfire, he said.

#The Tribune understands that the deceased was rushed to hospital in a private vehicle, where he later died.

#Police have not released the man’s identity, but residents of the area where the shooting occurred said that the victim went by the alias “Smokey” and is in his late 20s. The deceased is also a resident of that area.

#Chief Supt Fernander said police did not know the motive of the shooting.

#This year’s murder count has already outpaced the count for this time last year.

#As of July 16, 2014, the country had recorded 65 murders.

Murder #78,79 and 80 over the Independence weekend

A MAN recently acquitted of drug charges and on bail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping was shot multiple times and killed in his mother’s yard yesterday morning.

#His murder was the third since Friday in New Providence, including a man who was killed on Independence Day. This latest murder brought the country’s murder count to 80 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records. It took place shortly after 11.30am off East Street South.

#Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle, Officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, said the victim had just pulled into his mother’s yard with his fiancée, when he was attacked.

#“We received reports that gunshots were discharged off East Street South. Officers responded and met a male lying on the side of the road suffering from gunshot wounds about the body. What we do know at this time is that he pulled up to his mother’s residence with his fiancée, when persons in a blue Honda Civic pulled behind them. The rear passenger exited with a handgun and began discharging shots in his direction,” Chief Supt Rolle told reporters.

#“The victim was hit multiple times and died on the scene. We know that quite a number of persons were out there and saw something, we are asking those persons to come forward and talk to the police.”

#Police have not identified the victim, but The Tribune understands he is 30-year-old Jason Major. Major was acquitted of drug charges in 2013 but was later charged with assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping.

#Police are also investigating another murder that occurred a few hours earlier, around 1.30am on Sunday in the Minnie Street area.

#Chief Supt Rolle said officers from the Firearms, Tracing and Investigations Unit were conducting inquiries when they heard reports of gunshots being discharged near their location.

#When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man with multiple gunshots wounds in his body.

#“Officers went to the area and learned that the victim was at a local night club on the corner off Claridge Road, dancing, when persons got involved in a fight,” Chief Supt Rolle said.

#“The victim was able to get out of the establishment by jumping over a wall and running. He was pursued by his assailant who shot him multiple times, fatally wounding him. There were about 100 to 150 persons in that establishment and we appeal to them to come forward to advance this investigation.”

#Chief Supt Rolle said police are not certain of the victim’s identity and are urging members of the public with a missing relative to reach out to police.

#Police believe the victim – who was wearing white tennis shoes, black jeans and a green shirt – lived in the Apple Street area.

#The first murder occurred around 4pm on Friday in Nassau Village.

#According to reports, the victim was about to get into his vehicle after leaving a restaurant on Alexander Boulevard in Nassau Village, when two men shot him multiple times in his body before fleeing on foot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

#Police have not identified the victim, but The Tribune understands he is 27-year-old Christopher Miller.

#On Sunday, police said they wanted to speak with 19–year-old Brandon Antonio Sterlin Cooper of Plantol Street, who they believe can help with their investigation into Friday’s shooting.

Murder #77 occurred Monday July 6th 2015

A MAN who was shot on Sunday died in hospital Monday evening, becoming the country’s 77th homicide this year, according to The Tribune’s records.

#Officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle said police have no one in custody, but are following significant leads.

#Police said the victim was involved in an argument with another man outside a nightclub near Arawak Cay when he was shot multiple times in the abdomen.

#He was rushed to hospital by ambulance in critical condition, but died a few hours later.

#Police have not officially identified the victim, but The Tribune understands he is 21-year-old Thor “Trip Out” Adderley.

Murder #76 occurred on Sunday July 5th 2015

THE discovery of the body of a male, found shot dead in a car on the eastern end of Fire Trail Road early yesterday morning, has pushed the country’s murder count to 76 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

#Police have not released the name of the man, but Tribune sources have identified the victim as 41-year-old Ule “Skank” McKenzie.

#According to police reports, shortly after 2am, officers responded to reports of gunshots being fired in the Fire Trail Road area. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a man in the front seat of a Honda Accord, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds to his body.

#Officials pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Police are appealing to the public for assistance in solving the murder. Investigations are continuing.

#This death came after police in Grand Bahama on Friday reclassified what they first thought was a traffic fatality as a homicide.

#Police initially thought that a 31-year-old Williams Town man was killed as a result of a car crash in bushes on Creswell Road early last Thursday morning. However, on further investigation, they confirmed that it was not an accident that resulted in the man’s death.

#Inspector Terecita Pinder of Grand Bahama police reported that stab wounds were discovered in the victim’s upper chest area. An 18-year-old man is helping police in that investigation.

#These killings came more than a week after State Minister for National Security Keith Bell said the government is winning the war on crime, even as this year’s murder count outpaces the number recorded last year at this time.

#Speaking in the Senate on June 24, Senator Bell suggested that homicides should not be the sole indicator of how bad the country’s crime situation is.

#“We are winning because we have a comprehensive plan to address crime criminality,” he added. “We have implemented programmes to attack crime and its causes.”

Murder #75 Recorded on the island of Grand Bahama on Thursday July 2nd 2015

WHAT initially appeared to be a traffic fatality in Grand Bahama has now become a homicide investigation, taking the country’s murder count for the year to 75.

#Police initially thought that a 31-year-old Williams Town man was killed as a result of a car crash in bushes on Creswell Road early on Thursday morning. However, on further investigation, they confirmed that it was not an accident that resulted in the man’s death.

#Inspector Terecita Pinder of Grand Bahama Police reported that stab wounds were discovered in the victim’s upper chest area. Although police have not yet released the victim’s name, the deceased man is believed to be Vernon Smith, aka ‘Five-O’ of Williams Town.

#His death takes the island’s murder count to seven for the year.

#According to police reports, sometime around 7am on Thursday officers

#received information about a traffic accident on Creswell Road. It was reported that a man was driving a black 2004 Ford Escape, which crashed into a large pine tree in bushes. When officers arrived at the scene, the deceased was discovered dead outside the vehicle.

#“Initial reports are that on Thursday 2nd July 2015, this matter was reported as a traffic fatality,” Isnpector Pinder said. “Further investigation into the matter, and with the assistance of a pathologist, stab wounds to the upper chest of the deceased were discovered.”

#Inspector Pinder added that officers of the Central Detective Unit had arrested an 18-year-old male resident of Caravel Beach, who is assisting them with their investigation.

#Due to this, Grand Bahama’s traffic fatality count stands at seven for the year, not eight as reported.