Four men wanted in separate murders

The Nassau Guardian

Four men wanted in separate murders

Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for four men wanted in connection with several recent murders on New Providence.

Police are looking for Marvin Hamilton, 35, of Jacaranda Street; Lavardo Poitier, 24, of Seven Hills, and Antoine Hamilton, aka ‘Tones’, 26, of Sumner Street, Nassau Village.

However, Superintendent Paul Rolle, head of the Central Detective Unit, who issued the wanted bulletins for those men yesterday, did not detail which murders police wanted to question those three men about.

He said police believe other men may be involved in those murders and they do not want to compromise their investigations.

Rolle said there is no relation between Marvin Hamilton and Antoine Hamilton.

Police are also looking for Shervin Munnings, 19, of Montel Heights, to question him about the murder of Rashawn Sumner, 19, of Montel Heights. He was killed on Key West Street last month.

Sumner reportedly got into an altercation with two men around midnight on April 17 and was shot twice in the head.

He died on the scene. Another was man injured in that shooting and taken to hospital, police said.

Rolle appealed to the families and friends of the wanted men to turn them over to police.

Sumner’s death pushed the country’s murder count for 2014 up to 33.

There have been 41 murders in the country so far this year.

Gang

Rolle said many violent incidents, including murders, have taken place in Englerston this year.

He said the emergence of two new gangs in that area has fueled a turf war.

“There are some people who are trying to assemble themselves as gangs in that Englerston community,” Rolle said.

“We are not going to allow them to wreak havoc and achieve that which they are trying to do in that community or any other community.

“We are going to continue to pursue them and we are going to continue to flush them out.

“The two [gangs] that are trying to gain prominence in that area, I just want them to know that we know who they are and they will feel us.”

Superintendent Stephen Dean said the police presence has been significantly increased in Englerston and residents should notice a difference.

“We intend to reduce the fear of crime in that area and we will be bringing these people to justice.

Last year, the government amended the Penal Code to target gang activity.

Anyone convicted of being in an unlawful gang or participates in or contributes to the activities of unlawful gangs can be fined up to $500,000, and imprisoned for 20 years, subject to a minimum term of 15 years.

 

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