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Police Name Murder Victim As David Clarke
[Updated with video] The Bermuda Police have named last night’s [Apr.17] murder victim as David Clarke. At approximately 10:20pm last night, Mr Clarke, 26, was shot multiple times while he was in the area of the junction of North Shore Road and Band Room Lane in Pembroke. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A Police spokesman said that Mr. Clarke... Read more of this article
Police Investigate Second Firearm Report Tonight
[Updated] Shortly after a shooting which left a 26-year-old man dead in the North Shore/Bandroom Lane area tonight [Apr.17], there was a report of another firearm incident in the vicinity of the Southampton Rangers Club. Bystanders said that it appeared that person[s] on a dark coloured motorbike rode into the area and fired a few shots. The Police... Read more of this article
Murder: 26-Yr-Old Man Shot in Pembroke
[Updated] At approximately 10:30pm this evening [Apr.17] there was a firearm incident in the North Shore/Bandroom Lane Pembroke area, with one individual fatally shot. There are a number of area residents gathered outside. There is a bike on the ground by the victim, and the Police are on scene, with the area cordoned off from both the North Shore and... Read more of this article
Perinchief & Dunkley on Guns & Crime
Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief has spoken about a “bounty” for the retrieval of a firearm, with Shadow Minister Michael Dunkley responding by saying that studies show that law breakers rarely surrender their guns to buy back programs. The new National Security Minister brings extensive Policing experience to the position,... Read more of this article
Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder
This morning [Apr.11] two men appeared in Magistrates Court in relation to the shooting of Princeton Burrows in August of last year in Sandys parish. Anwar Muhammad [22] and Shawn Williams [19], were both charged with attempted murder and use of a firearm to commit an indictable offence. Neither man was required to enter a plea, and both were remanded... Read more of this article
“Capers Mourn Loss of Former Player”
Canada’s Cape Breton Post has run an article about Randy Robinson, the 22-year-old footballer who was murdered last week in the Border Lane area. The full article can be read here, and an excerpt follows below: Randy Robinson played just one season as a Caper in 2009 before returning home to Bermuda for the impending birth of his son. Instead... Read more of this article
Videos: Police Witness Appeal Robinson Murder
The Bermuda Police revisited the scene of last week’s shooting, hoping to spur the memories of area residents after 22-year-old footballer Randy Robinson was shot dead at approximately 8:25pm on Thursday night [Mar.31]. The suspects are believed to have been riding a dark coloured bike, wearing dark coloured clothing, and dark coloured helmets. The... Read more of this article
Jahmel Blakeney: Attempted Murder Charge
This morning [Apr.4] in Magistrates Court, Jahmel Glenn Blakeney – who was recently extradited to Bermuda – was charged in relation to the 2009 shooting outside the Southside Cinema which left two people injured. Escorted into Court under a heavy Police presence, Mr Blakeney was not required to enter a plea to the charge of attempted murder... Read more of this article
Shooting Suspect Arrives in Bermuda
Jahmel Glenn Blakeney, a suspect in a 2009 shooting which wounded two people, was extradited to Bermuda this evening [Apr.1] from New York, arriving on the American Airlines flight from JFK airport. Approximately a dozen Police officers could be seen waiting at the airport prior to the flight’s arrival. Due to combination of the dark and rainy... Read more of this article
Remand Continues: Southside Shooting Suspect
At the monthly Supreme Court arraignment session, Sanchey Winslow Grant, one of the defendants in the Southside Cinema shooting was today [Apr.1] further remanded into custody to await trial, but not before the Court heard that a fellow accused, Jahmel Blakeney had lost his bid to remain in the USA. Mr Robert Welling, for the Crown, told the Court that... Read more of this article
Jahmel Blakeney To Be Extradited Today
Jahmel Blakeney will be extradited to Bermuda to face attempted murder charges relating to the November 2009 shootings of two persons at the Southside Cinema from New York tonight [Apr.1]. Robert Welling from the DPP’s Office, during this morning’s monthly Supreme Court arraignment session, informed the Court that on 31st March, the US District... Read more of this article
22-Yr-Old Man Shot Dead In Border Lane Area
[Updated] A man has been shot in the Border Lane area tonight [Mar 31]. Police officers have responded quickly to the scene and the area has been cordoned off. Approximately four or five gunshots were heard at 8:25pm, according to area residents. About ten minutes after the shooting, some area residents were coming out in panic looking for their loved... Read more of this article
Scott Smith: “Another Candle Is Lit”
“Another Candle is Lit” is a poem penned by community activist Scott Smith, who has been involved with the recent candlelight vigils held both in memory of murder victims as well as to call for an end to gun violence. The poem speaks of shootings, not being able to say goodbye, and then lighting another candle. One passage of the poem says,... Read more of this article
Murder Trial: Antonio Myers Found Guilty
Antonio Myers was found guilty in Supreme Court today [Mar.28]. The Jury returned at 4:15pm to ask two questions. One – What if the defendant handled the gun before the killing? What if he handled the gun after the killing not knowing that it had been used in the killing? Justice Greaves re-directed the Jury tell them that they were not to speculate... Read more of this article
Jury To Deliberate In Myers Murder Trial
At 1:20pm this afternoon [Mar.28], Justice Carlyle Greaves sent the jury out to consider all the evidence that they have heard and bring back a verdict in the trial of Antonio Myers. Mr Myers is on trial on two counts. Count one is murdering Kumi Harford. Count two is using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. Justice Greaves asked the jury to... Read more of this article
Police On Shooting: “Group Was Fired On”
[Updated] Watch a live webcast below of a press conference being hosted by the Bermuda Police Service this afternoon [Mar.28] about the three confirmed weekend shootings, one of which left a 16-year-old male hospitalised. At around 10:20pm on Friday [Mar. 25] shots were fired at the junction of Cedar Avenue & Laffan Street. Markers on the scene... Read more of this article
