The St David’s community was rocked yesterday after two people were shot at Gombeys Restaurant and Bar.

A lone male walked into the bar, located next to Clearwater Beach, and opened fire at around 11.45pm on Sunday.

Both victims were hit in the body and were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital with wounds to their abdomen: one by private car and one by ambulance.

Yesterday, both were in a stable condition.

Sources have indicated that there were around six people on the premises, thought to mainly be staff, when the incident happened as the venue was closing for the night.

The suspect, said to be between 5ft 7in and 5ft 9in, reportedly left the scene on a motorcycle.

The area outside the bar remained cordoned off throughout yesterday morning as officers carried out their investigation, although it was able to reopen by noon.

St David’s residents expressed shock and surprise at the incident, telling The Royal Gazette no part of the island is immune to the threat of gun violence.

One man, who asked to be referred to only as Kenny, said: “It’s terrible.

“These are the things that don’t happen here. Gombeys isn’t that kind of place. There’s no trouble down there.”

He noted the fatal shooting on National Heroes Day of St David’s cricketer Fiqre Crockwell, whose funeral took place on Sunday.

“People are still upset about Fiqre,” he said. “That hurt us. That hurt the community, and this is just making things worse.

“Things have changed here just like the rest of the island. Bermuda isn’t another world any more.”

Another St David’s resident said she had hoped that the trend of gun violence had slowed down, but the recent spate of firearm incidents, which also includes the murder of Patrick Dill in Pembroke on May 21, proved otherwise.

“I thought that things were dying down, but things like this show they haven’t really,” she said. “Nothing has changed.”

She said she did not believe that the culprits were from the St David’s community, saying that a “bad element” had come to the area in recent years.

“I’m thankful that no one was killed,” she added. “There are a lot of tourists that go down there now with Clearwater and the beaches on Cooper’s Island. If something happens to one of them, then you can forget about the America’s Cup.”

Another area resident, however, said: “The bridge doesn’t stop anything. People are up to the same things here as everywhere else on the island. I’m just glad no one was killed. These people don’t seem to care about their lives.”

• Anyone with information should contact Sergeant Dean Martin on 295-0011 or Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.