Witness Appeal: Three Firearm Incidents
The Bermuda Police Service has appealed for witnesses to the three confirmed firearm incidents this weekend, one of which left a 16-year-old male hospitalised.
The Police said forensic evidence has been collected from the respective scenes and investigators are continuing to conduct inquiries. They said it is too early to say whether these incidents are linked; however the possibility has not been ruled out.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 295-0011 or the independent, confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477 or website, where tips can be left anonymously.
At around 10:20pm on Friday [Mar. 25] shots were fired at the junction of Cedar Avenue & Laffan Street. Markers on the scene indicate that at least eight shots may have been fired.
Approximately 90 minutes later – at around 11:50pm on Friday – Police responded to a report of another shooting on Rambling Lane, located off Parsons Road by the laundromat. A 16-year-old male was shot and rushed to the hospital via ambulance, where he is listed in stable condition in the intensive care unit. In a sign he is making a good recovery, the 16-year-old victim updated his Facebook page a few times this evening [Mar.27]. He said he was shot two times.
About 13 hours later – at around 1:30pm on Saturday – gunshots were fired again in the same Rambling Lane area, while plain-clothed Police officers from the Forensic Support Unit and the Serious Crime Unit were in the area processing the scene of the shooting the night before. There were no reported injuries.
The full Police statement is below:
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the recent confirmed firearm incidents in Pembroke:
* The first took place at the junction of Cedar Avenue & Laffan Street around 10:20pm on Friday, March 25th
* The second took place on Rambling Lane around 11:50pm on Friday, March 25th
* The third took place in the area of Rambling Lane around 1:30pm on Saturday, March 26thIt can be confirmed that one 16 year old male received gun shot wounds following the second of the three incidents. He is recovering in the Intensive Care Unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where his condition is described as stable. There are no injuries reported as a result of the other two incidents.
Forensic evidence has been collected from the respective scenes and investigators are continuing to conduct inquiries into the three firearm incidents. It is too early to say whether these incidents are linked; however the possibility has not been ruled out.
High visibility patrols continue in and around the related areas as well as at various locations throughout the island.
Anyone with any information about these recent confirmed firearm incidents is encouraged to contact the Serious Crime Unit on 295-0011 or the independent, confidential Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477.
Dry cry… Shooting our way into poverty faster than a speeding bullet!!!!
Why is this little 16 year old out that late?
He was home.. Stop assuming and get ur facts str8 before u make a comment. The perp shoot this boy at his house
Just Saying! Was he inside or outside when he got shot? What is there for 16 year olds to be doing outside that late except for getting in trouble. Was he cutting the grass or painting the house? Was he helping somebody with their homework? If he was inside where he should have been he might not have gotten shot. It reminds me of this 13 year old boy that was outside playing at 1:00 in the morning and he got run over and killed by a stolen car in Jersey. These little kids need to be safe in their homes eating cookies. You won’t catch my kids out after 10pm. I’m not saying he’s a bad kid because I don’t know him. I’m just saying!
It’s distressing to think of how much Bermuda has changed from the safe place we once loved.
looks like its time for cctv in that area aswell
Hmmmm when is PoPo gonna pop one of these fools, and send a message that this has to stop. Quite frankly nothing else has worked,jail,mentorship,nothing!!! It seems to be getting worse, something have to give.