Court Street Shooting: Two Men Injured, Investigation Underway [Updated]
Mon, 2021-08-02
Chief Inspector Peter Stableford (Officer in Charge, Serious Crime Unit) – “Good afternoon everyone. It’s unfortunate again that eight days later, a second shooting here on Court Street. This one has happened at 1:45pm today (Monday, 2nd August).
Two persons have been injured. They are being treated for their injuries at the hospital at the moment.
The hospital is in lockdown. Again, this is the very early stages of this. We’re looking at every option as to what the cause and motives are.
I know everyone likes to speculate as to whether it’s gang related. We just don’t know at this time, but we’re not ruling anything out.
The only information I have at the moment is that it was two persons in dark clothing on a motorcycle; they’ve come along Tills Hill, shot at two males sat on the wall at the side of the road and driven off again.
Anyone that has any information, again – I made this appeal last week – people just aren’t coming forward. People see what happens, but they’re not speaking with us. We need that assistance and the public’s help to target these individuals and to bring these individuals to justice.
Please help us to make Bermuda a safer place. If anyone has any dash cam footage, CCTV, ring doorbell footage in or around this area, please get in contact by calling police on 211 or the independent and confidential Crime Stoppers hotline 800-8477.
Any information at all, even if you think it’s insignificant, please get in touch.”
A police spokesperson added: “The scene was cordoned off, processed and has since been released. The conditions of the two injured men – believed to be 31 years old and 73 years old respectively – remains unknown at this time. However, an update on this investigation, as well as their medical conditions, is anticipated in due course.”
