Monday, September 9, 2013
A 34-year old man is in custody after police arrested him for a shooting that happened on Sunday.
According to reports, around 10.30pm, the victim was involved in an altercation with another man at Australia Avenue, Elizabeth Estates, when the man produced a handgun, shot him, and fled on foot.
The victim was transported to hospital where he was detained in stable condition.
The suspect was arrested a short while later by police.
Investigations are ongoing.
Comments
ThisIsOurs says...
What sentence does a causing harm verdict carry?
Posted 9 September 2013, 1:09 p.m. Suggest removal
vlmarshall says...
It doesnt even matter. He will be back on the streets soon enough to shoot someone again.
Im no legal expert but if i take a gun and shoot someone, i doubt that in my mind im thinking that i only want to harm them "greviously". Last time i was out on the blocks i heard guys say "bhuy you wan dead aye?" "bhuy i'll kill you yah know" or "bhuy, you wan dead aye?". hence they should be charged with attempted murder and face repercussions that reflect the same.
But we have lawyers in parliament and they make and confuddle all of the laws. It would be ironic to have a person charged with murder to plead not guilty based on the premise that they intended to only harm the victim even if only "greviously"...after all in order to be charged with murder one must be proven to have intended to murder right?
Posted 9 September 2013, 5:12 p.m. Suggest removal
lazybor says...
well said<img src="http://tinyurl.com/c7l9ck6" width="1">
Posted 10 September 2013, 1:56 a.m. Suggest removal
henny says...
I would say ATTEMPTED murder but not knowing the facts the shooter could have been defending himself. If that was the case he should have called the police instead of running. Then on the other hand having and shooting someone with a gun which was probably an illegal one I can see why he would have ran off.
Posted 9 September 2013, 5:27 p.m. Suggest removal
SP says...
The Bahamas is the only country in the world where an individual charged with a crime involving a firearm is allowed bail. Never mind multiple gun murders.
Go away PLP & FNM!
Posted 15 September 2013, 9:58 p.m. Suggest removal
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