A 14-year-old boy, Shaquan Samuels, was shot at Bailey’s Corner Shop on Nelson Street, Bridgetown, around 5 p.m. today (April 16th). He was sitting inside the shop when a bullet grazed the back of his head. Samuels is currently in stable condition at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Another child, 11-year-old Amari Knight, was also present…
Read More 14 year-old Shot in Nelson StreetPolice 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 CustodyA 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 InvestigatingPolice are investigating a reported robbery at the Market Hill Supermarket in St. George (February 12). Officers have been dispatched to the scene, and staff members are shaken by the incident. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Market Hill Supermarket Robbed: Staff Left ShakenFebruary 5th 20-year-old Shelton Dwayne Milton Blackman has been charged in connection with last Wednesday’s stabbing at Barbados Community College. He faces an indictable charge for serious bodily harm with intent to maim, disfigure, or disable 19-year-old Whiniki Morris-Buntin, who suffered multiple stab wounds to the torso. Blackman has been remanded to Dodds Prison until…
Read More Young Man Charged in Barbados Community College Stabbing, Remanded to PrisonFebruary 5th A fatal shooting occurred around 1:30 AM at 2nd Avenue, Vauxhall, Christ Church. The victim, identified as 43-year-old Rommel Cadell, was pronounced dead. Two other men were also injured, though their condition remains unknown. This marks the eighth homicide of the year so far. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Deadly Night in Vauxhall: Man Killed, Two Injured in Christ Church ShootingJanuary 22nd Police are searching for two masked men who shot a landscaper during a robbery attempt in Silver Sands, Christ Church. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. when the victim, a St. Michael resident, was working at a property. Upon spotting the attackers, he armed himself with a cutlass, but one of the men…
Read More Masked Gunmen Shoot Landscaper in Foiled Silver Sands RobberyJanuary 15th A police officer discharged a firearm while attempting to apprehend a suspect in Shuttle Street, Bridgetown, this morning. Contrary to social media reports, no one was injured. A street vendor who witnessed the incident expressed concern, while community activist Lumumba Batson, who heard the gunshot, urged young men to avoid criminal activity and…
Read More Police Fire Shot During Arrest in Bridgetown; No Injuries ReportedPolice are investigating the shooting death of 28-year-old Adio Omari Pile-Agard of Ulster Road, Lower Grazettes, St. Michael. The fatal incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Wednesday (January 29th) along Ashford Road, St. Thomas. The assailant fled the scene, and police are appealing to the public for any information that could assist with the investigation.…
Read More Fatal Shooting on Ashford Road, St. Thomas