Former MP Don Saunders Shot and Killed in Gambier Village

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Our News can confirm that the country’s 35th homicide victim is former FNM politician Don Saunders.

The former Tall Pines representative was shot and killed in what is being described as a “robbery gone bad”.

Police have stated that Saunders was one a few patrons sitting outside an establishment on Douglas Road in the Gambier Village area when two masked gunmen approached them, demanding money. This caused a panic among the patrons, who scrambled to find safety. During the chaos, the assailants fired their weapons, resulting in the former politician being hit in the upper torso. Saunders was pronounced dead on scene.

It was a tearful scene as family members, loved ones and colleagues gathered to mourn the life of Don Saunders.

Saunders’s son, Donald Saunders Jr. was slated to participate in this year’s CARIFTA Open Water event. The Bahamas Aquatics Federation expressed their condolences for the loss of the “proud swim parent”.

BAHAMAS AQUATICS: Bahamas Aquatics President Algernon Cargill describes Don Saunders Sr. As the quintessential swim parent, one who supported his son, Don Jr. and the overall federation wholeheartedly. pic.twitter.com/mxrXvWMndQ

— Our News Bahamas (@OurNewsRev) March 28, 2024

SAUNDERS’ BROTHER SPEAKS: Don Saunders’ brother, Ronald Newbold described his brother’s murder as “rough and senseless.”

He says they have lost several family members over the last few months. The former FNM MP was killed at a club last night in Gambier Village. pic.twitter.com/D3RnfK3oy7

— Our News Bahamas (@OurNewsRev) March 28, 2024