Two dead, three shot in weekend violence

Monday, June 3, 2013

By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

TWO people are dead and three people, including an 11-year-old boy, were shot after yet another weekend of violence.

The first incident occurred around 10:30pm Saturday in Kemp Road.

Police say the victim was at his home on Abraham Street when he was approached by unknown persons who opened fire on him.

He was shot in his head and upper body. He died at the scene.

Police have not identified the victim but The Tribune understands he is 31-year-old Omar Davis, a father of one.

He was also wearing an anklet motoring bracelet.

Investigations are continuing.

The second murder occurred about an hour later on Rosedale Street.

Police say the victim, who sources identify as 54-year-old William Scott, was at home in his bedroom sleeping, with his 11-year-old son, when several persons entered his home and shot him.

He was shot in his side with a shot gun and his son, who was also in the bed asleep, was shot in his left arm.

As yet the police have no motive for this crime.

Mr Scott died at the scene, but his son was taken to hospital where he is listed in stable condition.

The final shooting incident took place around 2:45am Sunday.

According to reports, a fight broke out inside the South Side River Club on Baillou Hill Road resulting in two men, ages 23 and 24 being shot.

Each victim was shot in his right thigh. They are both in stable condition in hospital.

Police are appealing to members of the public who might have information about any of these incidents to contact them at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.

The murder count now stands at 52.

According to the latest police statics released last week, overall crime decreased by 11 per cent this year compared to the same period last year – January 1 to May 27.

When questioned about the decreased figures in relation to the high volume of shootings in New Providence this year, police officials explained that some shootings were classified as “causing harm” based on severity of the crime.

Incidents of “causing harm” were not included in the official statistics that were released.

Murder and attempted murder also decreased by 13 per cent and 60 per cent respectively.

However, violent crime increased by 1 per cent.

• For more on the continuing problem of crime and violence, see today’s INSIGHT section.

Comments

Deepdrop2 says...

Causing harm?? How dumb can you be???
If someone points a gun at you and shoots that is ATTEMPTED MURDER!!!

Posted 3 June 2013, 1:04 p.m. Suggest removal

larry says...

People who do not regularly keep up with the court system will not know that the Attorney Generals office determined that if a person is shot and a doctor determined that the wound was not life threatening they recommend the charge would be causing harm not the police all serious matters are sent to the a/g office for them to recommend the charges after the police investigation in major matters.

Posted 3 June 2013, 1:43 p.m. Suggest removal

jackbnimble says...

Didn't Dr. Duane Sands just say something on this point last week?

Posted 3 June 2013, 1:57 p.m. Suggest removal

#Incidents of “causing harm” were not included in the official statistics that were released.

#Murder and attempted murder also decreased by 13 per cent and 60 per cent respectively.

#However, Dr Sands said if it wasn’t for the intervention of medical professionals the murder count would be significantly higher.

#“This has been an issue we have been discussing in the medical field for some time. There have been incidents when a patient comes into the Emergency Room with a serious life threatening injury and they are only saved because of the intervention of doctors and medical staff. Then we hear, the person responsible for shooting or stabbing this individual has a reduced charge of causing harm. There is something, I believe, wrong with that,” he said.

#“The only reason some of these people are alive is because attackers are not good shots and they missed. But they were trying to kill not trying to harm so how is that not attempted murder? It almost makes you feel as a clinician that you are contributing in a bizarre way to allowing a culprit to get back on the streets. I had a lady stabbed in her heart and she was fortunate enough to survive after we repaired a laceration to her right ventricle but then we heard the person was charged with causing harm. It is just absurd.

#“We have no say in the matter, it is entirely up to the judicial system what they charge a person with. So I could have someone shot multiple times come in the hospital but because of the intervention and the huge amount of resources the patient survives but it is only causing harm and they do not give any rhyme or reason for their decision.”

Posted 3 June 2013, 2:53 p.m. Suggest removal

ThisIsOurs says...

@Larry when was the change made?

Posted 3 June 2013, 5:17 p.m. Suggest removal

242smt says...

Bizarre - the Bahamas is a Twilight Zone. So, a shooter shooting with intent to kill, or the very least with disregard that his actions are likely to kill, gets a lesser charge because he is lucky enough that his victim survived? How backwards is that?

The statistics seemed to be manipulated (as statistics generally are) to show a downturn in serious crime. Bulls&*t. Serious crime is a serious problem in the Bahamas. Nassau, especially, is a dangerous place to live. And there are more incidents involving tourists. The word will soon spread to tourists to stay away.

Posted 3 June 2013, 5:13 p.m. Suggest removal

read the last paragraph in the the quote from Dr.Sands he says it is entirely up to the judicial system that is the a/g office not the police the changes were made after the new Attorney general took over

Posted 3 June 2013, 6:47 p.m. Suggest removal

my apologize when the new Director of public prosecution Mrs. Vinette Graham-Allen came into office on the 10th of August 2010.

Posted 3 June 2013, 7:06 p.m. Suggest removal