Four arrests made after shootings
Four men have been arrested, with three still in custody, in connection with gun incidents over the past ten days.All four incidents are believed by police to be linked, Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro said, starting with gunfire along the Glebe Road, Pembroke on October 2.A group of four men escaped injury when two suspects riding a dark-coloured motorcycle shot at them four times, at about 12.45pm.Three days later, a Parks Department worker on the Trimingham Hill roundabout dodged three shots from two riders on a motorcycle.A man received a minor wound to his hand on Friday, October 7, while riding a motorcycle with another man on North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish.They were fired upon by two men riding a motorcycle. The incident was originally reported as a road traffic collision.Six hours later, in the old Clay House Inn car park near Devonshire’s Gravity Night Club, a 25-year-old Devonshire man received minor gunshot injuries. He was released from hospital following treatment.The intended victims that night were “fortunate to escape without harm”, Det Ch Insp Pedro added.“A comprehensive forensic strategy was put in place at all four scenes, with both CCTV and material items being recovered at each,” he said. “Officers will continue to examine all evidence recovered.“Officers have also taken a number of witness statements and are beginning to build a full picture of events.”Assistant Commissioner David Mirfield called the shootings “an obvious setback” during a time when gun incidents have been significantly reduced.Police renewed their appeal for information, which the public can provide anonymously through the independent Crime Stoppers hotline, at 800-8477, or to the Serious Crime Unit, at 247-1340.