Crime

Police: How Many Bodies Are We Going to Pick Up?

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A violent Saturday saw three men shot in two separate incidents. One of the victims died, pushing the country’s murder count closer to 100.

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2 months ago

October 27, 2024

Joshua Williams

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A violent Saturday saw three men shot in two separate incidents. One of the victims died, pushing the country’s murder count closer to 100.

Spot Shotter technology prompted police to respond to the scene on West End Avenue. There they found two men lying on the ground suffering from gunshot wounds. One died at the scene, and the other was transported to the hospital.

Chief Superintendent Terrico Sweeting – South Central Police Station
“A dark-colored Japanese vehicle would have traveled to Western Avenue, turned around, and proceeded in an eastern direction towards Market Street, where two male occupants emerged from that vehicle, and they discharged several gunshots in the direction of a number of persons that were gathered right at our rear. Subsequently, those two persons were shot. The gunmen then reentered that vehicle and left via Market Street, traveling in a southern direction.”

In a separate incident in Pinewood, officers responded to another shooting near Mt. Tabor Church.

ACP Roberto Goodman – Officer-in-Charge, Crime
“There was a male along with two or three other persons in the vicinity in the sea of Mt. Tabor Church when they were approached by gunmen in a Japanese vehicle again. They were able to open fire, and they sustained some injuries via gunshot.”

With the country’s murder count near the triple digits, ACP Goodman made a passionate plea to residents.

ACP Roberto Goodman – Officer-in-Charge, Crime
“How many bodies do we have to pick up as police officers each and every day? Is this just our problem as an organization of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, or is it a whole society problem? So we need to think introspectively as a Bahamas, as Bahamian people. We always say one nation, one people, under God. Let’s be a true nation, one people under God.”