Police are investigating a boating accident

Preliminary reports are that sometime after 7:00 p.m., police received report of a boating accident which occurred in the area of Rose Island involving a 26 ft. Sea Craft and a Jet Ski. Initial investigations reveal that the Sea Craft was occupied by six people and two people were aboard the Jet Ski when both vessels collided. The male driver of the Jet Ski sustained injuries to both of his legs and his male passenger was ejected into the water. The Police Marine Department in conjunction with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force conducted a search of the area, however the male is still missing. Investigations into this matter continue.

Police have launched an investigation into the latest Homicide

Preliminary reports are that shortly after 10:00 p.m., police were informed of a shooting incident which occurred on Arawak Cay. On the arrival of the first responding officers, they met a male victim who was alert suffering from wounds consistent with gunshots. Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Initial investigations revealed that the victim was approached by a male, who produced a handgun and discharged the weapon in his direction. He was struck about the body several times. Investigations into this matter continue.

Police update on the progress of the investigations in respect to the recent homicides

The third murder that occurred in Ridgeland Park west is related to the murder that occurred in First Street, Coconut Grove last week between two rival groups.

In respect to the murder at Arawak Cay last night, the quick response by the police on duty at the Cay resulted in the arrest of a male suspect and the recovery of a 9mm pistol following a chase. He is expected to be charged later in the week.

We continue to investigate these matters and appeal to anyone with information to come forward and help us to bring these culprits to justice. We will seek to have all victims officially identified sometime during the week.

We appeal to members of the public, who are aware of persons who are in possession of illegal firearms to call the police, so that we may take appropriate action to recover them and save lives.

We have a number of suspects who will be formally charged tomorrow before the Magistrate Court. The list is as follows:

• A 26 year old male for the murder of Dwayne Cargill, who was murdered 28th June on Pine Barron Road.
• A 25 year old male resident of Pinewood Gardens for the following murders: The murders of George Deveaux & Ashley Hilton which occurred at Sandilands Rehabilitation Center compound on 3rd December 2018. The murder of Ian Porter aka Irey and Raymond Adderley which occurred 29th June 2019. The murder of Anniko Strachan which occurred 20th October 2019.
• A 20 year old male of Nassau Village, a 22 year old male of Pinewood Gardens and a 34 year old male of Springfield Street for the murder of Anniko Strachan on 20th October 2019
• A 17 year old juvenile male for the murder of Alfred Bastian aka half man which occurred 3rd December 2020.

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  The Royal Bahamas Police Force wish to thank members of the public for their use of the Hotlines provided to assist in reporting incidents of social gatherings. Your calls have aided in the reduction in social gatherings. The public is encouraged to continue to call 702-9967, 702-9968 and 702-9969 to report any incident of social gatherings that maybe in contravention of the COVID19 Emergency Order.

  Police are appealing to members of the public, who may have information that can assist with our investigations into these incidents and other criminal matters, to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 502-9991/2, Crime stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477) or the nearest police station.

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