Cameron Elcock, a 22-year-old from Rendezvous Gardens, Christ Church, has been identified as Barbados’ 23rd homicide victim for 2025. He died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after being shot during a robbery at Six Roads, St. Philip. Elcock and a male relative were securing a business when they were confronted by two armed assailants demanding…
Read More Homicide #23: Six Roads Robbery Turns DeadlyA man was injured in a drive-by shooting around 7 p.m. (June 12) in Venture, St. John, according to the Barbados Police Service. He sustained a single gunshot wound after multiple rounds were fired and was transported by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment. Source: NationNews
Read More Man Injured in Drive-By Shooting in Venture, St. JohnClasses at Frederick Smith Secondary School were disrupted after a female teacher was hit in the head with a rock thrown by a student (June 12). She sought medical attention and reported the incident to police. This marks the second recent case of student-on-teacher violence at the school; another teacher was previously injured by a…
Read More Teacher Injured by Student at Frederick Smith SecondaryA middle-aged man is in police custody after attempting to rob a vendor on Fairchild Street June 5 around 8 a.m. The suspect, armed with a knife, tried to steal cash from a breakfast vendor’s van. A struggle broke out, and bystanders intervened, detaining the man until police arrived and arrested him. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Vendor Targeted in Early Morning Robbery AttemptSwift police action led to the arrest of a man accused of staging a bold daylight robbery at the Roy Smith Shop in Ealing Grove, Christ Church. The incident occurred on May 22, around midday, when the suspect — who had reportedly been seen loitering outside the premises — seized the opportunity to strike once…
Read More Repeat Offender Nabbed After Armed Robbery at Christ Church Shop66-year-old Jeffrey Barrow was beaten and robbed this afternoon on Belmont Road, St. Michael. He sustained multiple injuries and is currently in stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Videos circulating show him being attacked and robbed by an assailant who fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Residents say Barrow had just left the…
Read More Elderly Man Beaten and Robbed in St. MichaelTwo 40-year-old men are in hospital following a stabbing incident at the Rubis Service Station in Market Hill, St. George. Police responded around 1:00 p.m. (Thursday, April 10) and found one man from Roach Village with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in serious but stable condition. The second…
Read More Two Men Injured in St. George Stabbing IncidentAn 18-year-old man was shot and grazed in the chest by police during an operation in Kendal, St. John. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. (April 3rd) when officers approached a group of men near a shed in a wooded area. Police say someone in the group fired at them, prompting them to return fire.…
Read More Police Return Fire After Being Shot At in St. John; Teen Injured and Firearm RecoveredPolice 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…
Read More Fatal Shooting in Black RockPolice are investigating a shooting incident that occurred around 11 p.m. on February 20, 2025, at Long Gap, Spooners Hill, St. Michael. The victim was standing outside his home when he heard multiple gunshots and later realized he had been shot in the neck and right shoulder. He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital…
Read More Late-Night Shooting in St. Michael Leaves Man Critically Injured