Three shot dead

The Nassau Guardian

Three shot dead

Police yesterday investigated three additional murders.

Police said a woman was found dead in a car off Cowpen Road with multiple gunshot wounds around 7 a.m., a man was shot to death in front of a house in Redland Acres hours before, and a man died after he was shot at a bar on Robinson Road on Friday night.

In relation to the latest murder, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said police found the woman in the passenger seat of a gray Honda Accord on a dirt road about half a mile off Cowpen Road.

While details surrounding the incident were limited, Ferguson said police believe the woman was killed on Saturday night and driven to where she was found.

Police believe the woman was in her early 20s. Her identity was not released.

Asked who the car belonged to, Ferguson said it did not belong to the victim, and police were trying to determine the owner.

In a separate incident, officers responding to a report of a man being shot on Haven and Red Sea Roads near Soldier Road, around 3:30 a.m. yesterday, found the man lying on the ground with gunshot wounds to the head, Ferguson said.

While police were uncertain about the circumstances surrounding that incident, Ferguson said the victim was believed to be in his late 30s.

No arrests were made in connection with any of the incidents up to press time.

On Friday, an armed man walked into King’s Bar on Washington Street and Robinson Road and shot a man, police reported.

The victim was taken to hospital and later died of his injuries, police said.

Ferguson appealed to the public to assist with any information on the murders.

These latest incidents pushed the country’s murder count for 2014 to 48, according to The Nassau Guardian’s records.

On May 6, Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage told reporters during a press conference at the Cabinet Office that there has been an “overall systematic reduction in crime” in The Bahamas.

He said with the exceptions of slight increases in rape and crimes against property, all categories of crime in the country have been reduced.

However, Nottage did not provide statistics to back up the statement.

Authorities continue to express concern that crime could negatively impact the tourism product, especially with major events such as the upcoming IAAF World Relays putting the country on the international stage.

 

 

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