Verdict: Guilty Of Attempted Murder:
22-year-old Anwar Muhammad was found guilty this afternoon [Jan.18] of attempted murder and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence.
Mr Muhammad was charged with the shooting of Princeton Burrows in August of 2010 in Sandys parish. Mr Burrows was shot while at the junction of Middle Road in Sandys and Woodlawn Road [outside Maximart] at 3.45pm on August 23, 2010.
ZBM reported that Mr Muhammad’s DNA was linked to the scene and that gunshot residue played a part in the case. He was remanded in custody until sentencing.
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Boo woo woo cry now pu%&y. How you try blame it on ur bra?
Free PUGGIE!
Shut up you don’t know the real story!
30 Years !!!!!!!!! thank you, lets get the rest of these wannbees…. Wanna be in a gang, go to USA cause you guys watch to much Hollywood and its no place for that fckin sht here
Mr Muhammad is about to do some serious jail time, too bad he thought it was all fun & games when the trial first started. Assumption from the previous pictures of him leaving court, which may be incorrect, I’ll admit that. Next real question is who or whom gets the blame? His father, society, his mother? Will the judge put down a max or min sentence? Mr Muhammad, you ran/own a Barber shop, was that not good enough?
Hey! Where did that big, grinning smile go? OH oh now he’s going to be somebody’s beotch in the slammer. Maybe now he can wear the pants half way down his butt like the gang bangers do as is the ORIGIN of that dressing style.
I was saddened by this whole trial and recognise that the village has failed the children.
Yeah , that’s right , pass the buck .. The ‘village theory’ hasn’t existed here for decades. Parent(s) ill prepared to have children then cover for them. Parent(s) assaulting teachers and others who speak out about their out of control , ill mannered offspring are proof that no-one on the outside can interfere any more.
The ‘village’ existed when I was young but not any more. Woe betide anyone who points out the anti social behavior of these wayward ‘children’ now. I’ve got nothing to do with their downfall and neither does anyone else I know.
We’ll go our way and they can go right to Westgate … hopefully for a very long time. And if they can’t figureit out while they’re up there , then the system can send them right back again.
The village did not fail this guy, he failed himself. Stop making excuses for this type of behavior.
Lavern, when are you going to get rid of your rose tinted glasses ? and exactly what village are you talking about ? could it be the P.L.P.is the village that has failed the children !!! Lavern, we have had enough of your stupid comments on talk radio !!!! do you have nothing better to do ?
Like the bIU has failed it’s employ.
Yes LV. he was a nice boy. He wuss turnin his life around. He’d farnd de Lord. Change the record.
Every Village has a Village Idiot!
@ Laverne Furbert,
Give me a break !!
Typical, liberal, elitist thinking. It is NEVER the perp’s fault right? He has no mind of his own, he has no will of his own, he has no brain. He does not know right from wrong. Was the village responsible for his food and clothing? The worls got here because of that kind of dumb, irresponsible thought process.
Cinderella huh she will have a good time in prison !
What i dont understand is how u try and say it was your brother and he was in police custody on the day of the shooting. Ya not loyal or smart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dawwwggg You I swear you people dat talk sh%t on here only do it because ya identity is unknown. But if it was ya ass won’t say a f$#%n thing
say the guy whos identity is unknown….kick rocks son
Like uma be a real dickhead & put my name. Like shut up.
lol… 270, ya a real a$$… you make no sense kid…
@270. You are a dic#head. You come on hear and talk crap about people not putting their name and you turn around and do the same crap so STFU jacka$$
These posters have not been convicted of attempted murder and using a firearm. Mr Muhammad’s facial expressions during the trial and after conviction says a lot about his personality. If he has a problem with what’s being posted he should have thought about it before he shot someone and left evidence behind to link him to the crime. People are tired of all the shootings and killings, people are tired of these guys thinking they will not get convicted, people are tired of losing family members. Think about it, you or someone you know or love may be the next victim. Sorry you feel the way you do.
*united*- if you knew anything you would know that the real ORIGIN ov wearing your pants below ya ass came from slave days not JAIL…don’t believe me google that sh*t…people who kno nothing are quick to judge…I kno him personally and yea its messed up to see my friend like this in the mind state…but what gets me the most is half ov u ppl that comment on stuff like this don’t even kno where your own kids are or who their friends are…smh…and then society is quick to say throw him in jail for 30yrs…but in that 30yrs u think something else won’t happen…the problem is not with the gangs its the community always pointing fingers…smh…an old lady once said if everybody swept outside their own doors the world would be a cleaner place…IT STARTS AT HOME!
So the real reason for wearing your pants below your ass ..is all about slave days ?
Comes from spending time in US prisons. Prisoners were using their belts to hang themselves, so the prison officials banned belts. History channel.
Right is right wrong is wrong: I suggest you google it because I just did. The slave thing is total BS as it originated in US prisons. No matter how many times you tell a lie it will never be the truth. Find some other way to bring slavery into the conversation cuzz this ain’t it.
@right is right…wrong is wrong — What in the hell are you blabbing on about? So what should “society” do with little a$#hole copycat thugs who cowardly shoot someone and continue shooting them while they try to crawl away? He deserves every year of whatever sentence he’ll get. Stop the excuses. This is not anyone’s fault but his. F*ck him.
Hope your little buddy doesn’t drop the soap in the clink!
i bet the next soldier will follow orders just like this fool. dudes are ready to take a life and give up their freedom, and lie on your brother for REP…..there is no rehabilitation bury them under the jail.
Sad state of affairs. I remember when the Somerset Village tried to help ………help the whole family……it was during the early years. There is a saying….you can’t help people who have no interest in helping themselves and or parents who won’t acknowledge that they need help. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink!
In this situation, the village did not fail. And I will leave it at that!
Amen sister!!!
little punk won’t will not be trying to rob nobody or shoot them now his little friends will sit up and smell the roses
I’m gonna miss you pugeee keep your head up your strongg hunn …AF those A$|#ols that’s against him he is a good person….
Yeah, right. Don’t drop de soap son.
S.T.F.U.! Are you serious?! You’re defending this prick when he was just proven guilty of trying to murder someone? And worse yet, he did it during broad daylight, in a crowded area. I hope and pray that you NEVER, EVER reproduce. Please don’t.
The area was not crowded.
The area was populated, you know what the hell I mean. It was maximart during the day. There are ALWAYS people around.
This is the result of the blind leading the blind and all who follow will fall into the Westgate ditch…. For out of the heart proceeds evil thoughts.
Proverbs 6:16-19: These 6 things the Lord hates, Yes 7 are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord (confrontation) among brethren.
Scripture (Rapture) is missing within the hearts of some of our young people. Those that are left to cut their own trails some will find a ditch…
Free my n$%#aa! F*%$ you hatters!
hatters? or haters? bra …dumbass, that’s why you fools in the situation you in BUMS! Read a book.
As dumb as you are you’ll be joining him soon. Maybe you two can share a cell and read a book or two with each-other. Once your all locked up and back together the rest of us can live in peace again.
What is a hatter?
@We%$ides Finest! says, yes let’s release him cos he’s a nice young black man who needs a break. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Weld the cell door shut.
Not 100% impressed……While one is put away there are always two or three willing to take his place..I will only applaud and be impressed when the gun is OFF the streets because while we are here cheering that gun is “patiently awaiting its next victim” (PS. The VICTIM passed it off so now “His Boys’ have it)
Random thought: Whats with all the “closet freaks” that everytime someone is sentence or found guilty they are automatically declared someone’s B*(ch?
Random thought: We’re cheering because he is incarcerated but yet it is at OUR expense. ??????
Random Thought: Yes whilst the origin of “saggin” pants is said to be in US prisons where inmates advertised that they were ‘available’ now days it doesn’t mean that it is more of a fashion thing…Also even though “saggin” spelt backwards is “n$%gas” it is not just a “black thing”. Who the hell cares how SOMEONE ELSE is wearing their clothes? I would think that the other major problems plaguing the world would be Paramont.(ie. unemployment, world hunger, the homeless)
Lastly while some may say “Whatever!” This young man used to spend many of nights at my home with my sons, and in all honesty he NEVER presented a problem while he was there. Maybe it was the loving, naturing, environment in which I raised my boys but if was a ‘hellion’ on the street he definetly adapted to how my home was run and I was never privy to those behaviors. While some may make a mockery and say, “yes he was a good boy, he went to Church, helped his mama etc,” the reality of it is that YES that is indeed TRUE of SOME of them. I think that we need to look into the bigger picture and find out WHY they start making the WRONG CHOICES all of a sudden? what is it that turns them away from all the GOOD that they have been TAUGHT?
At any rate EVERYONE have a great day!!!
Wow, I’m glad someone else was thinking it ~~~> “…Whats with all the “closet freaks” that everytime someone is sentence or found guilty they are automatically declared someone’s B*(ch?…”
All of a sudden, are you serious???? Do you really think that these behaviours develop all of a sudden. Hitler used to hug and kiss babies, what is your point????Everyone has the capability of showing a good side to certain groups of people or individuals. It never ceases to amaze me that no matter how egregrious a persons behviour is, you will always have those that come out in defence of the Im the victim syndrome, daddy didn’t give him a hug, thats why he is out there shooting someone. If all these wannabees really held true to thier rep, let them go before the judge and jury with their pants down to their ankles and how they normally dress. Interesting how they always dress them up in suits to all of a sudden look respectablle. Just plain tribalism, fighting over 2 feet of turf and being so called disreected. For 80k a year we house these fools, give them insurance, teach them a trade if they desire and help them get a job when they get out, system is completely bloody backwards. And the hardworking person has to forego insurance because they can’t afford it.
Unfortunatly we have lost another young black male to the chaos that is plaguing our streets today and has been for the last decade.
After reading some of the other comments on here the village did fail this young man and has fail many others. What are we going to do to change the path of so many more coming up and being taught by the streets and the surrogate families of there peers?
We need to stop playing with there future as these are our future doctors and heads of state that need to be taught in a proper manner so instead of reading what sentences they are recieving, we should be reading what doors they are opening for the next generation.
GOD SAY IF HIS PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WILL HUMBLE THEM SELFS AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS AND PRAY AND SEEK HIS FACE, HE WILL HEAL THE LAND…… SO WE AS CHRISTIAN THAT ARE CALLED BY HIS NAME NEED TO HUMBLE OUR SELF AND SEEK HIS FACE AND PRAY AND WATCH GOD DO HIS WORK.
@the Doctor: “Unfortunatly we have lost another young black male”. He f****** shot somebody!! He is the architect of his own destiny. Blaming society, or the ‘village’ is just stupid. Hear it again if you missed it first time: He shot somebody. He’s an idiot. He deserves all the pain up his rear end that he’ll get when he becomes someone’s b*tch in jail.
Shooting somebody is not acceptable in any modern society and has devastating consequences for many people involved. Romanticsising the slave thing and that whole BS about ‘the whole village’ is just old. It is not an excuse for such dispicable behaviour. He deserves everything he gets. He tried to blame his brother. What a nice guy the villlage ‘failed’.
@tricks are for kids.. Yeah…he “played the part” when he was in your house. Too bad his actions didn’t carry on in society and when he was out on society’s streets.
@ Truth is killin’ me whether or not you feel ‘he played the part” does not take away from the FACT that at one time or another in his life he was not ALWAYS like that. I don’t know what type of work that you do or what role you play in volunteering your services or any other role that you might play in Society, but the FACT remains that at some point and time there is a dsitinct shift in behavior and I see it on a daily at my place of employment as a Behavioral Therapist where I have been employed for 11 years. I have seen students that are ‘Off the chain” and when I read about them in the paper I can say, “oh well I expected that!” I have also seen students that if I read about them I am Like; “What the hell happened there?’ as they never ever presented problem while in school. So at what point is there a shif?…and these are students that are from both single and two parent households….And yes it is a shame that he never carried those same behaviors that I know that he was capable of out into the streets. I don’t know if you have any children but how many of us can give an accurate account of our children if we are not with them 24 hours per day? many of us would like to think that whatever values that they are taught at home they will carry with them out into society but sadly SOMETIMES this is not the case…..
Thank you, @ tricks are for kids. I appreciate your comments. None of us come up in a vacuum. We are influenced by not only our parents and friends but by the politicians, our friends’ parents, what we see on TV, the games we play, so many other influences, not to mention the norms of our society. IF the norm is to tell lies, or stretch the truth, or name-call,that is what we do. IF the norm is to criticize the police,the politicians, that is what we do. We as a nation need to do an honest, thoughtful moral inventory and take a good look at what we are demonstrating for the young in our society. They may not be your own, but they are still watching. The ‘village’ does indeed raise the child, despite all those who deny it.
All of these poser gang members are just huge P U % S Y S! And anyone that follows them or are friends with them are pathetic.
MOB: “Money over Biitt%ches”, they choose “Money” because they are so dumb and ugly like this punk that they can’t get any.
A Barber gang member, and his intended mark took the gun away from him at the scene – and then he lost a shoe? Man, I can’t stop laughing.
Stock up on the KY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dave stfu
This guy was about to throw his own brother to the dogs…. really? blame it on him? No loyalty not even to family??????????
“The Village” consists of mother and father, siblings and other relatives, church or other religious organisation(s), school, neighbours and community organisations. As I said, the village has failed in this instance.
Such a bloody idiot. Blame everything BUT the guilty party. I agree with Notorious, S.T.F.U.!
LOL Why was my comment removed?
Allllll lame ass nobodies runnin ya lip on the net…..
Sarah DNT get ur door kicked in.!!!!!
& u DAVE WEST
…….., I would type ya whole name but it dnt make sense 
no need say no more than “”"YA IN TROUBLE”"”
He’s in trouble?? How, when you fools can’t even leave the Somerset area!? Crash dummies seem to have more sense than y’all! You wanna hurt someone over some words!? Are you REALLY that sensitive!?? You guys seem to have some extremely thin skin! Why don’t you grow up and become a real man and deal with situations with some kind of emotional maturity instead of acting like a 2 year old does by throwing tantrums when things don’t go your way! Again….u wanna threaten someone’s safety over some words!! Exactly how insecure are you little boys? Is your manhood that fragile that you can’t psychologically deal with a verbal insult in a sane manner? You should be confident and secure enough to let little insults go without having an emotional melt down, it only makes it look as if you think there is some validity to what is being said about you. I noticed NONE of u so called REAL N%$GAS are using your real names!! If you are so determined to destroy yourselves and end up in hell for eternity than why don’t you hurry it up or something cause at the end of the day, the only life that you legitimately have a right to destroy is your own!!
Only God Can Judge, f%$$ all yall haters.. U don’t know the struggle growing up in this generation.. Started when they put cedarbridge N berkeley into play.. They had crews in school people just got older N the grudges stayed so ya f%$& the goverment they wanted this to happen.. N no white guy or politician has been shot or killed.. F^%h all yall U don’t know that boy or what he is about.yall just lookin on the outside looking in!!!!!
Love how u ppl talk on the internet!!..its funny!!.You f*%$# bermudians so quick to jude us..and don’t even kno us!..this was my boy that got found guilty!!..real family man!!..(The back bone!!)..would do anything for anybody!!..and u talk bout him,and judging him like ya know him!!..(JUDE NOT THAT YE BE NOT JUDE!) Comment all u like,on wat I say u don’t have nuffin else to do but talk ya dumb S$*T.!!.you ppl juz as evil and shady!!!..(PEOPLE PLEASERS!)
Go read a book! Has anyone that knows this kid seen the inside of a school??????
JUDE?????????
NUFFIN???????
Here’s Bermuda’s future right here…..M#$
Yeah…we see that he was willing to do anything for anybody! That’s part of the problem bruh, a man has to have a moral compass and a line of moral integrity that he will not cross and being willing to murder to someone crosses that line and a man who will cross that line is a danger to everyone including his own family and friends given the right set of circumstances!
dave west Has a lot of mouth. U say things like this because u are hiddin behind ur pc..
EVERY SINNER HAS A FUTURE, AND EVERY SAINT HAS A PAST. GOD BLESS YOU PUGGIE.
EVERY SINNER HAS A FUTURE, AND EVERY SAINT HAS A PAST. GOD BLESS YOU PUGGIE.
IF YOU LIVE BY THE SWORD, YOU DIE BY THE SWORD.
I will be damned if this Village is going to raise my children. There are 191 at Westgate that were raised by this Village and another 400 posing as wannabe gangsters and crying like girls in the back of Police cruisers.
It’s time for parents to raise their kids … it’s deadbeats that were raised by the Village.
All mouth u ppl have! Go out in the streets n try to help!talk to all of these young man. Churches and goverment don’t. All these problems r ONlY in the black community. They want this happen the world is designed for all this but we as ppl need to come together be one. Stop talking all this bulls#*# and make a difference. N he is a close friend of mine and he is such more than how u see him now. All of u jus shut up and go volunteer to help ppl. I love u Puggie bra hold your head up
I can only imagine that there will be a lot of men in his future that are willing to hold his head up…..
Don’t choke on ittttttt!
this has to be said to you, i’ve noticed that even when ppl that aren’t even in that gang life are posting good remarks about puggie, you seem to bash them anyway. well let me tell you something i knew puggie to n yes he may have been in the street life a gang member but, he was a very well mannered young man. for his action i don’t agree with, but if you ever spoke to him on an intellectual level his very smart, an i do have to applaud him for his effort to better himself so please stop with all hate demeaning remarks on a young man that mad some bad decisions, cause all your doing is pointing fingers when in actual fact no sin is greater then another so well you are just acknowledging the sins of his your committing a whole lot yourself. this is said by a young man 24, educated with degrees in nautical science and getting a masters in Air plant & maintenance
i just wanna say for all u people on here talking bs if u dont no what ya talking bout just sit der n keep yah mouth close cuz im knows dis guy my hole life n his not as bad as d news paper n police make him seem . n he wasnt d 1 that done it so i suggest the bermuda police an all u people on this website find out the truth
sooooo if his your FRIEND and you KNOW FOR A FACT that he did NOT do it then why not HELP him and tell the police who REALLY did it…..hmm some FRIEND you are!!!
I hate how everyone can sit there and judge, you’re all part of the problem. quick to read the headlines and label these guys all as lost causes. I dont condone what puggie got convicted of in any way. but to mock him and have a good laugh about it is just ignorant. Keep sippin your tea and havin a laugh while the world outside your window burns, eventually the fire will reach you too.
if the headline wouldve been “entrepreneur and father convicted of attempted murder” i doubt you would have had this reaction.
despite having the “gang member” label, puggie was one of the nicest people i know and id vouch for his character ANY day. i just hate to see how he gets tagged “gang member” and everything good about him is completely masked. YES i am taking this personally because puggie is a close friend of mine so say what ever you want,
stupid thing is he’ll probably get MORE time than a convicted kller.
F the haters, stay up fam
Dave west…you are one dopey F*$&. thats all.
Your friend Puggie and his actions, and the actions of others like him are ruining this country. Your friend Puggie took a gun and attempted to shoot someone in the middle of the day.
Your friend Puggie is now a convict. And when he gets out in 20 years he will be an ex-convict.
How proud you must be to have friends like this. Enjoy your visits to Westgate….as I am sure you’ve been there before.
If you don’t like our comments or mine in particular tell your friends to stop shooting people. It’s very simple. As for now he is trash, and the trash belongs with the rest of the trash.
I can only assume that you failed Puggie also.
never been to westgate in my life. and see how you assume i have other friends that are shooting people? you’re painting an image of me based one 1 comment i made on an anonymous site.constantly judging. i never said anything about failing anyone. trash? well ill let the trash judge the trash dave. u seem to have the world all figured out. good luck with that.
Why do those who defend drug dealers, murderers and violent offenders always try to blame society for these young men’s actions? They want to tell society that they need to be knocking on these guys doors to try and help them but, ppl need to genuinely WANT help and usually ppl that want help are the ones who actually go out and seek it! Everyone knows where the nearest teacher, politician, church and pastor is! If they really wanted to change their lives them they themselves would be banging down the doors of these folks. Even an alcoholic has to first admit that he has a problem and reach out for help and HE has to go out and attend the AA classes. These are not babies, so why do u want us to wipe their nose, bath, clothe and spoon feed them? If they really want change then start by getting up off your butt and seeking out the closest available resource and go from there!
I don’t defend the behavior of the drug dealer or murderer, but I do recognize that they did not arrive where they are out of the blue. There are myriad influences that go to form a character, and one poor choice can put you on a slippery slope. As an addiction counselor in a past life, I can tell you that most of my clients didn’t come to me for help willingly, they were sent, either by circumstances or by the courts. Change is challenging and when you don’t know for sure that your can live another life style, you don’t know how it will work, when no one you know is successfully living a different life style, it isn’t easy to decide to make that change. I’m sure you have heard that one has to hit rock bottom before going for help. That isn’t always true, but it is so most of the time.
Also it isn’t about spoon feeding them, or babying them, it is the recognition that when we don’t take care of those who are struggling, we ALL suffer. When will we get that message, I wonder. We can see that we are all suffering, but we still lay blame and put down people. “They” are us, our children, and we give up on them at our peril.
PS: If you think it is bad now, wait till we have gambling!!
If so many people know Mr. Muhammad did not commit the crimes he was convicted of, why keep silent? Why not call Crimestoppers and give up the real shooter? DNA is real hard to disprove. I still don’t think the ‘village’ failed Mr. Muhammad, a lot of people had a hard time coming up in BDA, so that’s not an excuse. Just because it cost a lot of money to lock up the convicted, they still need to be taken off the streets to protect the population. Or would it be better to say ‘we’ failed Mr. Muhammad and let him walk free? Maybe we all should have weapons and answer a knock on the front door with 5.5 full metal jackets.
well said ‘dont be decieved’. the sad part is that alot of people just dont understand what you wrote . real sad !!!
wow @Dave West what you said was really NOT needed at all…..you can’t just sit up here and assume stuff…not being rude or anything but first off
NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
second off
IF YOU DON’T KNOW ‘PUGGIE’ NOR HIS FRIENDS OR FAMILY DON’T SIT UP HERE AND TALK A BUNCH OF SMACK AND NOT EXPECT THEM NOT TO BE OFFENDED
your negative comments are not needed…if that was your close friend or family I bet you’d probably react the exact same way as @Judge yourself and others are reacting….for me to sit up here and see how you Bermudians are talking mad stuff on Bernews about someone that you DO NOT even know is just sad and pathetic like…….if you DON’T know the real story just sit back and do something better than being so quick to judge….
thats all
Truthfully I feel lots of you adults don’t know what your talking about. Why don’t you try get into the schools and stop children in the path of gang membership before they end up like him? I have nothing bad to say about’puggie’ because I don’t know him And I wish all you lot would stop spitting on his name because what you’ve read.What happened to the bermuda who cared about its community. T What happened to bermuda? No I don’t defend what he or anyone else has done in this ‘war’, it is indeed ruining bermuda. Don’t in the bible he without sin cast the first stone? So how can we the community all point fingers and laugh when we’ve sinned to. Maybe not so serious but no man cept god is perfect no matter how you try. So as a future leader of bermuda I’m asking you the adults for your help. Stop blaming our parents because you do not know what everyone has been thru for them to be how they are. Don’t judge a book by its cover I was taught by an adult.The community needs to help. How you expect us the youth to change when the adults aren’t making much effort to try to help?? So as I say please don’t say your bout it be about it and go into the schools and communities. Because the youth are much more then the words we hear!
it’s funny how everyone says that they don’t understand why the youth are doing what they’re doing or ridicule them because of the choices they’re making. Half of the people that want change in Bermuda aren’t making that extra effort to see it through. Stop judging people. I’m not saying what he done was right. But put yourself in these guys shoes. I promise you, if you talk to some of these guys you will see that they want change but its hard to do things different if this life is all you know..
FREEE PUGGIEEEE