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Residents of Nelson Street are voicing frustration over rising gun violence in Barbados following a drive-by shooting around 2:20 p.m. on Saturday (April 5). The incident occurred at the corner of Vine and King William Streets, where police confirmed that two houses and three cars were damaged. Witnesses reported hearing multiple rounds from what appeared…

Read More Another Shooting in Nelson Street Area Sparks Renewed Concern Over Gun Violence

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on March 31, 2025, at Quakers Road, Carrington Village, St. Michael. The victim, 33-year-old Stephon Diego Miller, was sitting on the steps of a shop when he was approached by an assailant and shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are urging anyone…

Read More Man Fatally Shot in Carrington Village

Police yesterday (March 26) intercepted a white taxi van in Lower Estate, St. Michael, in an operation led by the Serious Crimes Unit of the Barbados Police Service. During the incident, shots were fired, and both an unmarked police SUV and the taxi sustained damage. Five men were inside the vehicle at the time, but…

Read More Police Intercept Vehicle in Lower Estate, Shots Fired, Two in Custody

A man has been hospitalized in critical condition after being shot at Odessa McClean Drive My Lord’s Hill on Saturday (March 22nd). Starcom Network New understands that a 50-year-old man was shot in the neck. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a private vehicle at about 4pm. A resident of the area…

Read More Man Critically Injured in My Lord’s Hill Shooting

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early this morning (March 24) on Nelson Street, in The City. The incident took place shortly after 7 a.m. and resulted in damage to multiple homes and vehicles in the area. Frightened residents recalled the terrifying moment, with one individual describing how they ran for cover upon hearing…

Read More Early Morning Gunfire Shakes Nelson Street Residents

Police are investigating a shooting that took place at Dunlow Lane, Bay Street, St. Michael, on Friday night March 21st). According to reports, officers at the Hastings/Worthing Police Station received a call at approximately 10:40 p.m. on March 21, informing them that a man had been shot and was being transported to the Queen Elizabeth…

Read More Man Shot During Late-Night Attack in Dunlow Lane

A shooting incident in Smith Road, Pinelands, St. Michael, left a female resident with minor facial injuries and caused property damage. The incident occurred on March 19th, around 2:07 a.m., prompting a police response. Authorities are investigating and urging anyone with information to come forward by contacting Crime Stoppers or the District ‘A’ Police Station.…

Read More Gunfire in Pinelands: Womain Injured, Police Investigating

UPDATE 1: Derriko St. Hill, a 24-year-old man from 2nd Avenue, Vauxhall, Christ Church, is Barbados’ eleventh homicide victim for the year. He was reportedly stabbed to death about ten o’clock last night (March 11) at Villa Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael, and collapsed outside a home. Source: Starcom Network ORIGINAL POST Police are investigating…

Read More UPDATE: Police Probe Death of Man Found with Wounds in Brittons Hill

Two men were injured, one by gunshot, following a road rage altercation at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Center (LESC) around 8 a.m., March 6th. No students or staff from ROSS University or LESC were harmed. The shooter was a licensed firearm holder. Both injured individuals were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in critical but stable…

Read More Road Rage Incident at Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Center Leaves Two Injured

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Kadeem Scantlebury of Grazettes, St. Michael. The incident occurred last night (Feb 27) on Jackman Road, Wavell Avenue, Black Rock, where Scantlebury was shot while standing outside a house. Neighbors rushed him to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, but he later succumbed to his injuries. Authorities are urging…

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