Jury Acquits Man of Charges Connected to Deadly 2023 Double Shooting

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A jury has acquitted a man of a double shooting on Christmas Eve that left a man dead.

Prosecutors alleged that Nelson Major played a key role in the 2023 murder of Torvaz Dames and the attempted murder of Cardicyn Collie as he was transporting the shooter on his bike.

Major was allegedly riding a bike while his pillion passenger opened fire at Dames and Collie who were in a white van near.

The pursuit and shooting allegedly began in Ida Street and ended at Montell Heights.

The alleged shooter, Kenton Farquharson, was shot dead in Andros on March 25, 2024.