The men who murdered Kimwandae Walker showed “utter contempt” for the community yet members of the public continue to shield them from justice, according to a senior detective.Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro said the fatal Good Friday 2010 shooting of Mr Walker had proved an especially difficult case for his special investigations team to solve, largely because of the lack of witnesses willing to talk.“So many people saw it and so few people came forward,” he said. “We have gotten statements from people but nowhere near as many as we would have liked to have done.”He firmly believes there were people on the field of Victor Scott Primary School on April 2, 2010, who recognised the killers, despite their attempts to camouflage their appearance.But he says they haven’t been willing to come forward yet and, until they do, two dangerous killers could remain at large.“There were upwards of a hundred people there,” he said. “I won’t get into specific numbers but we recorded statements from a fraction of that.“Clearly, people would have seen what happened. There was no missing it. We know a lot of people saw more than they are saying.“I’m a very strong believer in [the idea that] the community holds the key to its own success. Hiding behind a wall of silence will not make Bermuda safer.”Mr Walker’s assailants rode onto the field on a light-coloured 125cc motorcycle, as families enjoyed a kite-flying event, and shot the 35-year-old seven times in front of his two young children.“They came into the [school] car park and cut behind a gap in the fence to get onto the playing field,” said Det Ch Insp Pedro. “The shooting happened in the middle of the field. He started running.“They continued to chase him to the far corner of the field, the south east corner, where they put the final shot into him.“When he fell to the ground, that’s where he actually died. To do that in front of children showed utter contempt and disregard for the people of this community; the impact it would have on small children and adults as well.”He said even experienced detectives were stunned by the “heinous” murder. “We are members of the community as well. It shocked us just as much as it would do any other member of the community.“It was difficult and continues to be a difficult investigation, simply because there were so many people there yet so few have come forward.”Mr Walker was well-known to police and was considered an associate of the Parkside gang, though this newspaper understands he may have had some dealings with rival 42 as well. It’s believed his murder was carried out by members of 42.Ballistics evidence detailed by prosecutors in Supreme Court has linked the semi-automatic weapon involved to a string of shootings which took place before and after the murder of Mr Walker, including:l the double shooting of Jermain Lovell and Kenneth Caines in the Rubber Tree area of Middletown on November 6, 2009;l a firearms incident on March 17, 2010, on Curving Avenue, Pembroke, where no one was hurt;l the triple shooting of James Lawes, Maurice Martin and Robin Stovell on Dundonald Street on March 19, 2010, which led to the death of the first man;l the attempted murder of 17-year-old Michéla Outerbridge and 39-year-old Antoine Tuzo at Western Stars Community Club in Pembroke on April 4, 2010; andl the murder of Raymond Troy (Yankee) Rawlins on August 9, 2010.Det Ch Insp Pedro said of the Western Stars attack, carried out two days after Mr Walker’s murder: “It is believed that members of the 42 gang committed this shooting, based on the location where it was committed, who was in attendance at the establishment, and the ballistics information which has been led in open court during other trials.“The club is known to be frequented by some Parkside gang members. We are not sure if he [Mr Tuzo] was intended to be shot and whether or not the girl was the intended target.”He said those in the community with information should come forward, however irrelevant they may believe it to be.“Quite often, it’s those little details that help push us past the edge,” he said. “It’s the difference between not having a charge and having a charge.”l Part six of our series on Bermuda’s unsolved gang murders will appear in The Royal Gazette on Monday, October 3, when we’ll focus on the May 2010 shooting of George Lynch. We want to speak to anyone affected by the shootings who has yet to see justice done. If you’d like to share your story, call senior reporter Sam Strangeways on 278-0155 or e-mail sstrangeways[AT]royalgazette.bm.