The Nassau Guardian
Some released, more arrested in Fox Hill murder investigation
Police yesterday released several people who were being held for questioning in connection with a shooting in Fox Hill on Friday night, which left four people dead and seven others injured, The Nassau Guardian understands.
Police said over the weekend that 60 people were in custody in connection with the incident.
According to a source close to the investigation, police have released a significant number of those people.
However, the source said police have arrested several more people in the last few days, making the total number of people still in custody in connection with the shooting unclear.
When contacted yesterday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said he was not aware how many people were still being questioned.
He said Superintendent Paul Rolle, head of the Central Detective Unit, would be in a better position to provide those details.
Calls placed to Rolle were not returned up to press time.
Superintendent Stephen Dean, who was contacted for comment, acknowledged some people had been released, but he, too, could not provide specifics.
Just after 6 p.m. occupants of a dark gray Honda drove to the Fox Hill roundabout and shot into a crowd, according to police.
The group was gathered near the Fox Hill Congos Junkanoo shack waiting for the Junkanoo results for the B group category, The Nassau Guardian understands.
Shequille Demeritte, 19; Eric Morrison, 49; Claudzeno Davis, 37, and Sheniqua Sands, 30 were shot and killed in that incident.
Demeritte, who was reportedly playing basketball at the time of the shooting, was shot in the head, according to eyewitnesses.
The Nassau Guardian understands that he died while being transported to hospital.
The assailants used a variety of weapons to carry out their crimes, according to Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade.
Meanwhile, the two men police issued wanted bulletins for in connection with Friday’s incident turned themselves in on Sunday, police said.
Dean said police believe Amal ‘Bow’ Hunter, 27, of Williams Lane, off Kemp Road, and Carlos ‘Skuller’ Colebrooke, 25, of Williams Street, Nassau Village are “prime suspects”.
He could not say if or when charges would be brought against the men.
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