Acting Superintendent Sean Field-Lament & Inspector Jerome Laws - At about 8:20pm on Monday, October 24th 2011, police officers attended a report of a shooting that occurred on Middle Road, Warwick just east of the junction of Khyber Pass. Police were able to ascertain that the victim, a 21 year old male, was riding west on a motorcycle with a pillion passenger, a 20 year old male, when two suspects travelling on a motorcycle rode up alongside of the victim and discharged a firearm several times.

The victim received gunshot wounds and was conveyed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit. The Bermuda Police Service is treating this firearm incident as an attempted murder.

The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for witnesses to this incident. The Serious Crime Unit is seeking information from the public on possible suspects – specifically information on any persons, dressed in all dark clothing, seen riding a motorcycle in the area of St. Mary's Road, Longford Road, Middle Road, Warwick - acting suspiciously or travelling at high speeds around 8pm Monday night.

Police are aware that there were several commuters travelling on Middle Road, Warwick around the time of the incident. Investigators are asking that these commuters come forward and make contact with the investigative team. Any bit of information may be valuable to the investigators.

Acting Superintendent Sean Field-Lament, officer in charge of Serious Crime stated - "The Bermuda Police Service wants to reassure the general public that we are committed to bringing these perpetrators to justice. While it is early in the investigation we are treating it as gang related. We are pursuing solid lines of investigation including reviewing CCTV footage. I would encourage members of the public to review their own CCTV footage and report any suspicious activity. It is vital that the community unites and persons with information pertinent to these crimes come forward."

The investigative team is being headed by Acting Detective Inspector Jason Smith, and he can be contacted at (441) 247-1218. Alternatively, members of the public can leave information anonymously on the independent Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.