DAILY CRIME REPORTS 2024
The report for: April 16, 2024
NEW PROVIDENCE
JUVENILES ARRESTED AFTER FIREARM CONFISCATION
On Monday 15thApril, 2024, officers from Operation Ceasefire inclusive of officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force confiscated a firearm containing ammunition in Bain & Grants Town, leading to the arrest of two (2) juvenile males.
Initial reports indicate that around 4:00 p.m., officers, apprehended a 17-year-old male in the area of Hutchinson Street after he was observed discarding the weapon, which was also retrieved in the immediate area.
Following this, the officer's acting on information took into custody another juvenile male, also aged 17, in connection with this incident.
The Anti-Gang & Firearms Investigation Task Force will continue investigations.
INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED INTO HOMICIDE OF ADULT MALE
Police are actively searching for a lone gunman, the occupant of a small Japanese vehicle, responsible for shooting and killing a 28-year-old male on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Preliminary reports revealed that shortly after 4:00 p.m., the victim was standing on Nelson Street in Yellow Elder Gardens when he was approached by the occupants of a Japanese vehicle.
It is reported that one male exited the vehicle armed with a high-powered weapon and fired multiple gunshots at the victim, resulting in him being shot multiple times to the upper torso.
Emergency Medical Technicians responded to the scene, examined the victim; however, they found no vital signs of life.
Police are appealing to members of the public to come forward with any information related to this matter. If you have any details that could aid this investigation, please contact 911, 919, the Criminal Investigation Department at 502-9991 or CRIME STOPPERS at 328-TIPS (8477).
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