Police in New Providence are requesting the public’s assistance in locating the suspects responsible for two (2) separate shooting incidents that occurred on Sunday 1st September 2013.

  1. The first incident occurred around 6:00pm, at a washhouse on Farrington Road, where two (2) men in a gold Honda vehicle approached the victim who was a security officer on duty, fired several shots and shot him in both knees before speeding off. The suspects are described as two dark males; one wore a white towel tied around his mouth.
  2. The second incident occurred shortly after 8:00pm, in front of a business establishment on Boyd Road, where the victim was at his conch stand, when a man armed with a handgun shot him in the shoulder and hip as a result of a dispute over a conch sale. The suspect then made good his escape in a vehicle with a female accomplice. EMS personnel transported the victim to hospital where he is detained in stable condition.

Investigations are ongoing in both matters. Police are appealing to anyone with information regarding these two (2) incidents to contact 919 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS (New Providence) or 300-8476 (Family Islands)