One Person Arrested: Lorenzo Stovell Murder

September 24, 2012

A 24-year-old Sandys parish resident was arrested this evening [Sept 24] in connection with the murder of Lorenzo Stovell.

The suspect’s gender was not released, with the police statement referring to the person as a “resident” and “subject.”

Mr Stovell was murdered last night while sitting outside Woody’s in Sandys. He and several female friends were on a “party bus” when they stopped at Woody’s.

Mr Stovell — who was partially paralyzed due to a previous shooting and used a wheelchair — remained on the bus while his friends went inside to drink, and after about an hour the suspect[s] approached the bus and fatally shot him, escaping on a motorcycle.

The full police statement is below:

The Bermuda Police Service has taken a 24 year old Sandys Parish resident into custody in relation to the murder of Lorenzo Stovell. The subject was arrested early this evening by officers from our Armed Response Units.

Investigations are continuing as we continue to progress the evidence in this case. We will continue to keep the public updated on the progress of this case, and urge anyone with information to come forward to assist in bring the offender(s) to justice.

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  1. Love 4eva! says:

    God is good;; ily bae!! R.I.P Wawa.. Gone bt neva 4gtten!!! *crying*

  2. WHERE THERE IS HOPE says:

    lorenz i pray justice will be served for you…Jah nah sleep nor slumber,these coldhearted mother—— will be PUNISHED…GONE BUT NEVER WILL BE FORGOTTEN…LOVE YOU…STAND FIRM TOGETHER FAMILY, I AM PRAYING FOR YOU ALL…MOMPS/AUNTIE….

  3. spoons says:

    If, by the time your son is 24 years old and you SUSPECT your son is part of a gang, and you do nothing, you are a bad parent.

    If, by the time your son is 24 years old and you KNOW that your son is part of a gang and you do nothing, you should have been sterilized.

    Problem is, by that time, it’s too late for the rest of us.

    If you can’t be bothered to put in the exceptional time, exceptional effort, exceptional love and exceptional worry it takes to be an exceptional parent – DON’T BOTHER HAVING KIDS.

    • Joey-Bag-O'doughnuts says:

      I don’t think some people really wanted the children, they just wanted the good time making the child.

      • smh says:

        Retard his mom diead when he was a little boy, and thats all he knew, other than his sister n brother, hehad nobody, outside of that he had family suppor.. So keep the parents out of this s#!t.. Wtf do your children do while thee not in your care? Riddle me that! You dont know right.. So if ya such a perfect parent write a fu$%!ngbook.

        • smh says:

          wawa love you like life bra.. r.i.p

          • MJB says:

            Never ceases to amaze me how shallow minded, insensitive and prejudgmental idiotic as$#o!es people can be. Keep ya head fam cause I dont see any of these losers that comment on these blogs stepping in to fix the social disparities and resulting problems that exist in Bermuda. And for the record he never troubled anybody !!!

            • Joey-Bag-O'doughnuts says:

              You you lot are funny, when people point out some of the issues that may be hurting the Bermudian family, you all jump up and say we’re being racist, when we say maybe this is wrong or that is wrong you point at us and say that we don’t know what the hell is going on so shop up this and that and then you go and say if you know how to handle it step out from behind the computer and so something.
              Well, some people have pointed out what may be the cause so some people are trying to maybe figure something out!

            • Um Um Like says:

              Really Bernews? Why can’t you approve this message?

        • Family Man says:

          Where’s Daddy?

        • Wait & See says:

          @smh: Sorry, but that’s a cop-out. I am so sick of the excuses. A small child instinctively knows right from wrong. As an adult, even with lack of guidance we all know right from wrong and we all definitely know murder is wrong. People like you keep making excuses for these guys and then look for sympathy when they end up dead.

          Also, I agree that many Bermudian women need to get their acts together and keep their legs closed. Yeah, men should keep it in their pants, too, but guess who’s left holding the baby? Right.

          It never ceases to amaze me how people are so shcoked when they have sex-with no protection, mind you-and the woman gets pregnant. Duh-how’d you think THAT happened? Sex is for procreation so why act so stunned when it actually happens? Like I said, the woman is left holding the baby while the guy has moved on so I’m harder on these silly, thoughtless women. Get your frigging acts together…birth control is next to free at the health clinics so go and get you some so that we ALL don’t pay for your mistakes.

          • @WAIT AND SEE says:

            @ Wait & See and all you other hide behind a computer @$s#o!es —- People like you make me sick ….. Couldn’t imagine how you would react if sumthin like this was to come to ur doorstep. WTH Birth control got to do with this situation ???

            • swing voter says:

              read the post again in 6 months….maybe you’ll get it by then

        • spoons says:

          You total idiot!! I’m talking about the shooter, NOT Lorenzo, who by all accounts, was a decent young man. And by-the-way, learn to spell.

    • It is so easy for people to cast judgement on other individuals without you even taking the time to look at the wider picture,there are enough avenues by which things can take place and the influence of society for our young people is far greater then anything we have seen in all of our history on these shore we call paradise.you can bring your kids up in the best way possible and give them the best and do the best for them and after all is said and done where is their outlet what do they succumb to as far as television influence,take the t.v out,then you got music,get them away from the music,then you got culuture that we claimed we never had but they along with other adults help to produce, I can go on and on about the bad influence that we as adults have on children every day by the decisions we make in law and government and policies and by laws and none of which may i add come from the home. we lay down one set of rules in our home and society from the school house to the court house have a whole different set of rules that they say we have to live by.we cant hit our children,we cant afford to stay home with our children because we have been made slaves to a system called mental slavery for survival,I want to say a whole lot but stop blaming the parents because truth be told thsi young man had one of the best mothers any child couls ask for and now you have pissed me off because this is family and his mother was a school class friend til her death.we all make mistakes at judging people wrong from time to time and hopefully when we learn the true facts of people we can be man or woman enough to come back and admit we are wrong.if your child or mine do wrong and they are at the age of accountability can we the parents really be the fault and dont get me wrong as there are proven cases that some young adults behavior is a reflection of the younger years of being raised but for this young man you are way off based and dont have a damn clue to what you are talking about regardless if you say you know the family or not.the only comfort if i can say it to me is him being reunited with his mother,grandmother,aunt and two cousins who were all each others srtength.lastly be careful because we know how we came in this world but dont have a clue to how you are going to leave and I refuse to put my mouth on anyone in this nature as a circle has no beginning and no ending so what goes around out of the mouth comes back in action and that is dangerous,but to be more direct as it is said in the scriptures,What so ever a man soweth that shall he also reap and so you speak a thing against another will end up in your home,let the Supreme Judge be the Judge of us all.Gods Mercy has always been extended to all who believe that is why on the cross Jesus died for all not just a selective few.To Bernews I command you as your job is never easy in this regard but I have read some senseless cold hateful comments in this line up and earlier but I am glad you allowed them to be posted as it shows some of the most sick people in our society who i think are just as dangerous as the one holding the gun.Family stay together and let the Lord Jesus Christ continue to carry you through on broken peices as in time he will mend them all and justice will prevail,there is no getting away for the culprits at all,God sees all.

      • Saddened but assured says:

        @Duane P. Santucci Sept 24, 2012 at 9:36 pm:

        Nice piece for many to take the time to read. Thank you. RIP dude, bless the Family.

      • mixitup says:

        I enjoyed the read also… There are cruel people out there.

      • Future says:

        Change the culture. Being victims is played out.

      • Dantes Inferno says:

        I agree, lets wait for jesus to judge them, not a court.

        • Family Man says:

          Tell you what, lets send them to meet Jesus now. If they come back, they were judged innocent.

    • Alll Day says:

      Its a lot of disconnected losers in Bermuda, and they are very nasty, scared, and bitter so disregard what they say when a person goes 18 they are an adult and have their own mind and make their own decisions come back to earth everyone who have children know this it does not matter what the parent does or says there will be people of all social classes and colors involved in this type of lifestyle the reason why the game is so serious in the black community is because of the money involved when you, your family, and almost your entire community come from nothing and have nothing to lose and the only people who have made it that look like like you, went through the same struggle as you either were part of the game or went to college it can become life or death.

    • M1 4Life says:

      well poor u spoons cause by the age of 24 your mother has been long gone and your not in a gang what next huh? answer that SPOONS not every1 is a criminal

    • Fruity says:

      I see the effort attempted in trying to enforce responsibility in parents; but this wasn’t such a pleasant spot to acknowledge it. For your info, with regard to Wa-Wa, he had no mother but his sister did her damndest to act as one. Not every family or individual is close to being perfect – expect less push for better..
      This is a lose despite circumstance – BOTHER NOTICING THAT

      Along with time, love & worry comes respect, devotion and positive example/reinforcement – TRY iT!

  4. jussayin says:

    Wow that was pretty quick. now lets see if this person will be rightfully charged and convicted so that justice is served.

  5. Terry says:

    Let justice take it course.
    Anarrest means nothing but sends a message.
    Peace.

  6. TEE says:

    NO WAY, HE’S Probably OUT ON BAIL AS WE SPEAK, You know they gotta pick someone up…… JINGUS

  7. S says:

    I’m thinking its a female that was arrested. One of them that was on that party bus. I hope to god it’s not another unsolved murder.

  8. mixitup says:

    This reeks of a set up! And if one of these Girls was involved in it, I hope they throw the book at her!! Make an example of her as an accessory to murder.

  9. claudio says:

    Of course they would arrest someone so quick. If the person who was killed was associated with a particular crew Im sure they would not have arrested someone so quick.

  10. dangerousMinds says:

    @mixitup…Ok sooo his cousins and close female friends set him up??? OOk true that”s wHat goes on now days i guess when we want to get rid of our family members!! Like are you serious,,, Shut da f@ck up!! You should hit yaself upside ya own head for that dumb comment.. SMFH!!!!!!!!

  11. facts says:

    NO BAIL UNTIL JUSTICE IS SERVED ~! PERIOD !

  12. Think about it says:

    I smell a set up from one of the party girls, they left a partially paralyzed person for an hour at least while the drank, check all their phone records as well as the driver…and for the police to not disclose the sex of the person arrested makes me believe it was a female because they normally say a 24 yr old man from Sandys was arrested…..someone will squeal and hopefully justice will be rightfully served….

  13. Baffled says:

    Did you notice that they used the word ‘resident’. This implies that it could be a female or male…..

  14. sick n tired says:

    Hope the person is charged and not release on bail like always

    RIP young man

    S$it I feel so much hurt and I’m a friend or relative
    I’m hurt because I have a son I wouldn’t this happen to him

  15. TiredTiredTired says:

    Anyone can be arrested and interviewed; it’s a different matter to charge a person for the crime. Police need sufficient evidence to charge and Prosecutors needs even more to prosecute the person in a court of law.

    Now in saying this I hear many shout outs to ya bowy, how many of you will stand up and do whats right and help the Police catch the Cowards for ya bowy? Riddle me that???? Thought so, code of silence. that shows what his life is really worth to you all. Shut up with your shout outs or put out what needs to be done.

    Now, what I am about to say is goig to piss a lot of his supporters off but they say live my the gun die by the gun and I am keeping it real. Again in saying this, I do believe that he had an unfair advantage and could not run for cover and so I feel the person that did this was vial and a Coward to say the least.

    I was not a UBP supporter for the last several years but I must say that Clean Sweep did wonders. I know it was my era. PLP have nurtured this vial negative ghetto mentality and it needs to stop and I am embarrassed that I noted for them.

    • swing voter says:

      Props

    • Uggghhh says:

      How about you use SPELLCHECK….I AGREE CLEAN SWEEP DID WONDERS but was short lived…

    • Yada Yada Yada says:

      @TiredTiredTired. Ditto to you

    • just a librarian says:

      couldn’t agree more @TiredTiredTired. Clean Sweep was something that should have never ended. There is nothing wrong with taking on the parts on another gov’t party that worked if it means the greater good for the people you are governing.

  16. M.P.Mountbatten JP says:

    Did they recover the nine ball machine ? If not than this arrest is just an empty gesture .

  17. BLAME WHO?? says:

    Why are parents always the ones people blame in these situations,its crazy some of the things people say.Parents can not always know whats going on in a childs life,we can put all the right things in place show them right from wrong but at the end of the day they are going to choose their own path..A certain premier could not imagine his child would turn out the way they did,or another MP,i am sure Bush didnt imagine his daughter would turn out to be a pot head or use fake id to get drunk…As the saying goes you can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink it

  18. BlahBlahBlah says:

    If your child is staying at home and you don’t know what they are up to; then Houston we have a problem. Also,if you don’t know who your children hang with,then again you have a bigger problem.

    Premier’s son was grown man and not living at home and the MP son’s, well, I rest my case here. Why didn’t anyone know is a good quesion. You could smell weed on clothing and you know as a parent you just know who is good company and who is not. I am a parent and I was all up in my son’s business. He is 25 now and does not live at home but when peopel came ot visit I would ask who they were etc. I would listen and more importantly spend quality time. Guess what…………….he is not out shooting anyone and there are many children that are not out doing a pack of nonsense, why because their parents are involved.

    I don;t want to hear about hard times etc. and that is why he did that and this. I’ve had hard times and I did not go out and shoot people!

    Now, Bush’s daughter is smoking pot, she is not killing anyone but herself. Bush was an alcoholic and I am sure there were some pretty rough times in that house and non parental support so that’s the result.

    The “little boys” that causing these issues are a group that lack real fundamental moral values. They are what you call losers and they are breeding more little losers. So if you want a better economy then we need to get together and tell what we know and see.

    I hear people sayisng drugs are fuelign the murders, wake up, it’s gone past that now, drug dealers can’t even sellt heir drugs anymore like they use to lol cause this lot drove them inside (you buy drugs online and via phone now with home delivery). This group isn’t selling drugs; they are selling their souls.

    • Boom Bye Bye says:

      Good point. People need to understand these shooting are never about drugs. Right now there are way less drugs around to sell let alone buyers out there.
      When they built cedar bridge academy that’s when all this started. Noone remembers all the fights and chaos they had up there?? Changing the school system is what did it. People have forgotten about that. It was town vs. Country that was it. Now it’s turned into 42, mob, parkside. This is something we have allowed to get way out of hand.

    • BLAME WHO?? says:

      exactly my point when a child gets 2 a certain age and starts doing things you can not always blame the parent.i grew up on court street until i went 16,first year of high school went 2 saltus,granny made sure i went church every sunday,my uncle a MP,aunt works 4 narcotics,i had all good things around me,played on all youth football squads and had a few senior caps,and i still ended up geting in2 alot of trouble between 15-19,no one in my family knew i smoked weed until i was caught importing it at 19 i started when i was 12..PARENTS CAN NOT KNOW EVERYTHING NOR DO WE KNOW HOW OUR CHILD WILL TURN OUT,It could be your son or daughter

      • BlahBlahBlah says:

        You can smell it on your clothes; they chose to ignore it obviously as many families do hence my earlier comment. Why did you do what you did if you had all good things in your life prey tell?

  19. CHEEKUMS BI says:

    did anyone see that the young man had an injury from gang violence before? They just came to finish off the job, its an evil world the underground is. Most of us don’t understand it because we have chosen to struggle and try our best to live a decent life. These guys choose the fast life, and honestly your very lucky to make it past 21 living this type of life. Wild animals do not care if their food is crippled, crippled food means an easy target. And that’s what these wild animals done , they wounded him 1st then came back to get him. A evil world that the young brother was caught up in, its a dog eat dog world.
    The message to those coming behind is..is this the life you want, do you wish to be associated with people who have no mercy, no heart, and who has long lost their soul, and would murder you when your wounded.
    Life is about making choices, and I can no longer be sympathetic to people who choose to live a life that destroys our community, and when their choice of life turns on them ..Im supposed to be sad??? I’m sad at what you could have become, im sad that you chose a lifestyle that you didn’t have to choose.
    When you join the gang life you are taking a pledge that you swear that you will not live past 40,and that you will l get locked up before your 40, also that you will try to accumulate as much money as you can by any means necessary, that you do not care what decent people say about you, in fact those decent people are in your way and will be removed, you are pledging that you would die a violent death and that you would inflict death on your enemies regardless of what family they have or even if its in front of their family. You are pledging that the casket is your true peace and resting place and that jail is a physical casket but a place where you can go and exercise and gain more street cred when you come out.
    There is much more to this pledge but I will stop here because you get the point…..so when another gang member or a person that associates with gang life or a person who is looking to come up in gang life, when that type of person has lost their life, all you can really say is that… ..that is the life you chose.
    How can people say R.I.P. when a person raises hell while their alive? That person is not at peace their life was taken from them, how can they be at peace when the ones who loved them is in turmoil? Their loved ones cant even sleep in peace, there is no rest for them, and if there is an after life and you have to answer for the life you chose, and you chose to raise hell, then who you have to answer to for your crimes against humanity doesn’t sound to peaceful to me at all. Rather I would offer my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased ,and pray that the family and friends are able to find peace so that they can rest at night.

    • So True says:

      Well said. If you chose the gang lifestyle, accept that you have chosen a death sentence. End of story. Plain and simple. Be sure to tell your loved ones goodbye after you make your choice.

  20. time for de madness to Stop ! says:

    lets keep it real ! the parents know what their children are up to, if johnny does have a job and rides around on a $6000 bike or has a bmw car and always has money,and no one questions this we all are part of the problem ! lets get our heads out of the sand. drugs gangs and guns go hand and hand !

    • Uggghhh says:

      Lets not forget the powers that be..You think these guys are smart enough to bring in these weapons with no assistance….? I think not

  21. not surprised says:

    sooooo he is alleged to be a parkside member and is going into territory he shoudnt be in? he knew he shouldnt be there- he stayed in the car for an hour waiting!! why is anyone surprised? they shot him once- obviously want him dead for something!
    smarten up people. walk into fire you will be burned.

  22. Out n about says:

    Ladies / Girls on the Bus..

    why wasn’t any love shown…why did you take a Middletown guy who is immobile from a PREVIOUS GANG RELATED SHOOTING into Somerset. If I was on that bus knowing, I would have lovely convinced him to get off de bus before heading to his final spot in life. Girls, show these guys you have self-respect, and love and respect for them. Maybe it would rub off and they would begin to have respect for themselves and others.

  23. Drama says:

    If the girls on the bus thought he was in danger they wouldnt have gone up there let alone had him on the bus.HE WAS WITH CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY! He himself didnt feel like he was in danger so why wouldnt the girls feel the same. But the times were living in sh#ts real! It doesnt matter if ur gang affiliated, if ur from town or if ur from country and ur in the wrong terroritory ur getting merked. POINT BLANK! Its sad but its the times were living in. Everbody just needs to be smarter on how they move. Eye opener

    • CHEEKUMS BI says:

      no we dont need to be smarter on how we move this is freaking Bermuda my country and i will go where i want whenever i want, the only ones who is concerned about that nonsense is those caught up into this garbage, the bus driver didnt have to be smart about who he is driving or where he is driving, he was working! the girls didnt have to know they was having fun! the only person who has to know that.. is those involved in nonsense, their lifestyle is differnt than ours

      • Drama says:

        What are u stupid or something???? Ya this is bermuda and times have definitely change. Ya missing the point you dont have to be involved in a gang as long as ur known to be from a particular area then u will be targeted!!!!!! Lorenzo was a PRIME EXAMPLE!!If u take the time to look at most murders in bda u will see that as long as ur fom a area ur just as guilty as those involved!!

    • BlahBlahBlah says:

      He was shot before…………..that would be a sure sign that things could get out of hand in MOB ville! Especially if you are part of Parkside ya thank!

      Why leave him on the bus is the question by himself for over an hour? He is paralized or partially did anyone check on him?

    • Uggghhh says:

      REALLY!!! He had to have felt he was in danger to not go in the club with them DUH otherwise he wouldn’t have been left on the bus (LIKE U I ASSUMING) but the smart thing to do (although to late) would have been for someone a little less drunk to say hey I think you should get off in town at home etc. as to not be in harm’s way. SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES KNOWN BETWEEN ALL THE “GANGS” Sad to say but you can’t venture anywhere you want nowadays THAT’S THE REALITY!!

  24. Where do I "BUY BDA" says:

    I do hope justice is served in this case. The sad part of it all is what happens in ten to 12 years when all of these deceased gang bangers children meet in school and someone points out that “your daddy killed my daddy” and vice-versa. Sounds like a never ending cycle to me…. Parents – talk to your children PLEASE.

  25. de sista says:

    not everyone that get shot is gang releated or had bad parenting
    this man was not in or had anything to do with a gang thats why he felt safe to sit in a bus for over an hour outside woodys so there will be no retaliation thats for gang members

    • BlahBlahBlah says:

      Whatever!

      • Family first M1 4Life says:

        this is 2 u “BlahBlahBlah” you are a f#$ing a$%#le f%$k you go —- and he aint parkside ya p&^%$ he is a family man from Middle Town drive ya f&^%$ freak!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        • BlahBlahBlah says:

          lol and I came down with yesterday’s rain. Not everyone who blogs on here is ignorant to what is really going on Family First M1 4Life……

          He is known to Police and he does hang with Parkside whether you want to admit it or not. This is not helping what has happened. The bottom line is gang associate or not, he was at a disadvantage and could not defend himself (like run for cover) so in this instance I feel the act was Cowardly.

          BTW you represent M1 4Life well especially how you articulate your responses; so much venom :)

    • CHEEKUMS BI says:

      @de sista…getting shot twice doensnt ring any alarms in your head??? O_0

      • Observer says:

        Naaahhhh…it was a COINCIDENCE!!
        A coincidence that he’d been shot before and left in a wheelchair.
        A coincidence that the shooters found him when/where they did.
        A coincidence that he’d been left ALONE (except the driver) in the bus at that exact time/day.

        What’s next? He (and the shooters) are all good Christians and wouldn’t hurt a fly?

        SMDH

      • Drama says:

        Exactly!!! WHAT PERSON IN THEIR RIGHT MIND THAT IS A WANTED MAN IS GONNA GO UP IN A AREA AND SIT AND WAIT TO BE KILLED?????? HE OPPOSED NO THREAT AN HE DIDNT FEEL THREATENED!! PLEASE THINK BEFORE U WRITE…..

  26. Good Day, just have a few comments to this recent killing, how did the gumman or gunwoman know that this young man was even on that bus that had 25 women parting, someone had to let the shooter or shooters know he was there, come on Bermy we all know that the females are somehow connected to these shootings, how else would they ( shooters ) know where they are, lets not blame Mr. Stovell for wanting to be with his friends to celebrate their B’Day on that bus,some may say he shouldn’t have been up there, WHY NOT???People should feel free to go wherever they choose, who are thet to set boundries, they don’t work most of them, they don’t pay taxes, but they are allowed to set the boundries, come on Bermy we have far to many older strong black men to take our Country back for every 50 thugs we have 500 strong men, Men of Bermuda take your rightfull roles. To shoot a man in a wheel chair what next????? come on Bermuda lets take our country BACK from these THUGS, terroists as I see it big time!!!!!!!!!!!!! keeping the people of Bermuda terrified of even going to the stores in certain areas. Can any one of thenm tell us WHY they are doing this, Turf some may say, drug control others may say, or is it the women that are informats. To the family of Mr.Stovell “Our Prays are with you at this most trying time”, Stay strong and allow God to place his hands in this, and to all the THUGS and GANGSTERS out there STOP THE MADDNESS before it knocks to your DOORS.

    • BlahBlahBlah says:

      Yup for the attention and low self esteem. It’s not about anything more than them not feeling valued.

    • Drama says:

      First of all, he was at the front of the bus, sitting on the right side by the window. Any tom, dick or harry that was coming out of woodys gate would have seen him. He wasnt hiding. Why he wasnt hiding?? because he didnt think he was a target!!!

      • #Um just saying says:

        A bus that was across the street facing dockyard? Ya serz? Your probably the dumb lil girl who had he bus and encouraged him to get on and sit outside in the bus for an hour while you partied and flirted your wh*re a** around! Lmao! That guy shouldnt have been on the bus whether he wa apart of the “war” or not! Its common sense, these young boys cant just go anywhere they please; bermuda has chnaged and YOU KNOW IT!!!

        • yawn says:

          Why did one of the females have to encourage him to be on the bus. He was a grown man, whom makes his own decisions. jeeezzz..sounds like the whole adam and eve story.

    • Family first M1 4Life says:

      i totally agree with u “tired of the madness” some ppl just dont have common sense

  27. Agree with you a 100% Claudio. RIP Tati Robinson

  28. Family first M1 4Life says:

    im tired of random idiots passing judgment u need 2 go suck on something!!!! Lorenzo Stovell was actually a victim in all of this he refused to be a part of any gang life and because he was a resident of the town area he was killed!!!!!! you all forget how things have changed or i should say the generation has changed it dont matter if u are in a gang or not its where u come from n%$#as dont care if ya from town and in country they wanna kill you its all stupid and senseless to me but thats just the way it is………. and whoeva done this to my brother/friend my homie i hope you suffer for the rest of your life!!!!!!!!!!!!! *balling crying* I Love you Lorenzo Stovell a.k.a Renzo a.k.a Wa-Wa Gone and never ever will be 4gotten……… M1 4life S.I.P Baby

  29. de sista says:

    @cheekums the first time he got shot because he did not want to be a gang member the second time he was from town

  30. Black and White says:

    Sir John Swan was criticized many years ago for trying to get the country to pay attention in the 1990′s when he predicted a rise in violent crime amongst young black men.

    And now I am certain that people are apologizing to him for not recognizing it sooner.

    The problem IS solely within the black community. We can’t place the blame on anyone else except ourselves!

    I don’t see or hear of too many white or Portuguese Bermudians involved in gang activity. I am not saying that it does not exist, I’m sure it does..but every day we hear of some criminal activity involving black males and also an alarming number of females.

    The black Bermudian commmunity is in serious trouble and a lot of the problems are self inflicted.

    Parents have become enablers to their children, men are rewarded for ‘bad behaviour,’ and young women have become ‘receptacles,’ for sperm donors.
    These are harsh comments to make, but until we face the truth, then nothing will change.

    Although, I did not know the deceased, I send out my condolences to his family and friends.

    Unfortunately, the violence will continue until we realize there is a much deeper root cause of our problems in the black community in Bermuda.

  31. The Ridiculist says:

    @blah blah blah……EVIL SPIRIT……VERY EVIL …..it appears that you are gloating in the loss of this young man’s life. Give it a rest already geese.. By the way since you did such fabulous job raising your son, direct some of your skills to the kids in mirrors. Help save a life. Be a part of the solution and save the lip service. To the family stay prayerful….God is got this…Lorenzo’s death will not be in vain…..he became a son of the greatest power.

  32. Fed de fat up says:

    I still dont understand how people can justify his murder with “Hes from town so he shouldda known better”! Are you ppl serious? He definitely was set up. I hope the Police are checking the cell phones of patrons NOT on the party bus. Whoever did this is WICKED and deserves a horrifying death.

    I dont know him but he did not deserve this.

  33. J says:

    everyone in black Bermuda is related somehow to someone black in Bermuda…self-genocide – killing our family members??? whats next cannibalism?

    teach how families are connected -related in Bermuda to all under 30 years old please to stop the killings.

  34. William says:

    You lot need to chill , kick back, take your shoes off
    and listen to
    “Uncle Demon”,
    by Tommy Lee ,
    outta Gaza .

  35. #Um just saying says:

    My thoughts and sympathy truly goes out to Lorenzo’s family and friends but as I read through all the comments and read through the article, i have a few questions; why would you leave a partially paralyzed man in a wheel chair on a bus for an hour by himself or with a mini bus driver while a bunch of you wh*res drink and flirt with guys for the night? What the heck was he doing up there in the first place? And did anyone decide to check up on him? Come on now, sister? cousins? friends? Really? You left him on a bus in an area known to every single one of the females on the bus as a restricted area because of where they come from! To do what? Drink and flirt with the enemy? And the young lady who had the bus represented “town” with a passion but secretly messed with country guys, huh? Seriously? And half the females on that bus who are “die hard town” mess with country boys who are “gang related” and knew full well that having Lorenzo up there would cause conflict whether he was apart of the war or not! Police need to check their phones cuz to my understanding, many of them hit “the country guys” up to let them know they were up there at woody’s drinking. Lets not talk about the young lady who had the bus, she’s got “instagram” and “bbm” pictures floating around blastin her bus and you can see that Lorenzo was in multiple pictures. So lets say im a country guy and a town girl hits me up to say she’s in the area. I check out the scene and most times, i’ll ask who came on the bus AND most times, the dumb lil girls would spill the beans and name Lorenzo. So if i was the “big boss” i would call my lil n$%#az and handle that. His on the bus by himself? Sure, why not? Smh. —- I’ve heard how many of you take care of him on a day to day basis, so when the bus came town to pick up a few more friends why didnt you drop him home before you went country? I swear if that was my brother or cousin, he woulda been home safe in his bed especially being “partially paralyzed” dont you think? Word is that half the ladies on that bus feel guilty cause they knew right from wrong, war or not, that guy shouldnt have been on that bus! And yes he does have a mind of his own but it takes positive and great guidance to show someone that he shouldnt have been there and home was safe and better off for him. You didnt take him up there to drink or mingle, he sat on a bus for a hour while you all drank and flirted so what was the purpose? It truly feels like a set-up to me! That guy didnt deserve to die and not like that! And i do realize that his family has been through a lot, but whose family hasnt? That decision was pure senseless and i hope the ladies on that bus toss and turn each and every night cuz a young mans life is gone because of your selfish alcoholic obssesion.

  36. #Um just saying says:

    My thoughts and sympathy truly goes out to Lorenzo’s family and friends but as I read through all the comments and read through the article, i have a few questions; why would you leave a partially paralyzed man in a wheel chair on a bus for an hour by himself or with a mini bus driver while a bunch of you wh*res drink and flirt with guys for the night? What the heck was he doing up there in the first place? And did anyone decide to check up on him? Come on now, sister? cousins? friends? Really? You left him on a bus in an area known to every single one of the females on the bus as a restricted area because of where they come from! To do what? Drink and flirt with the enemy? And the young lady who had the bus represented “town” with a passion but secretly messed with country guys, huh? Seriously? And half the females on that bus who are “die hard town” mess with country boys who are “gang related” and knew full well that having Lorenzo up there would cause conflict whether he was apart of the war or not! Police need to check their phones cuz to my understanding, many of them hit “the country guys” up to let them know they were up there at woody’s drinking. Lets not talk about the young lady who had the bus, she’s got “instagram” and “bbm” pictures floating around blastin her bus and you can see that Lorenzo was in multiple pictures. So lets say im a country guy and a town girl hits me up to say she’s in the area. I check out the scene and most times, i’ll ask who came on the bus AND most times, the dumb lil girls would spill the beans and name Lorenzo. So if i was the “big boss” i would call my lil n$%gaz and handle that. His on the bus by himself? Sure, why not? Smh. —- I’ve heard how many of you take care of him on a day to day basis, so when the bus came town to pick up a few more friends why didnt you drop him home before you went country? I swear if that was my brother or cousin, he woulda been home safe in his bed especially being “partially paralyzed” dont you think? Word is that half the ladies on that bus feel guilty cause they knew right from wrong, war or not, that guy shouldnt have been on that bus! And yes he does have a mind of his own but it takes positive and great guidance to show someone that he shouldnt have been there and home was safe and better off for him. You didnt take him up there to drink or mingle, he sat on a bus for a hour while you all drank and flirted so what was the purpose? It truly feels like a set-up to me! That guy didnt deserve to die and not like that! And i do realize that his family has been through a lot, but whose family hasnt? That decision was pure senseless and i hope the ladies on that bus toss and turn each and every night cuz a young mans life is gone because of your selfish alcoholic obssesion.

    R.I.P WAWA GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN!!! <3