Murder count #89 31/07/2015

Murder #89 occurred on Friday July 31 2015

According to police, the victim, who has been identified as Jamal Bridgewater, was walking when two people in a black coloured Honda Civic drove near him.

#Speaking to reporters at the crime scene last Friday, officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle said one of the suspects got out of the car and pursued the victim, shooting him in his upper body.

#Police are actively looking for suspects in both cases.

#Murders this year continue to outpace the number of killings recorded in 2014 compared to the same period. At the end of July 2014, police had recorded 71 homicides, meaning that murders are up 27 per cent compared to this time last year.

#In July 2014, police recorded seven murders that month however in July of this year there were 15 homicides, according to The Tribune’s records.

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”.