Police confirm firearms incident in Devonshire
Police are appealing for witnesses to a firearms incident yesterday when the potential target is believed to have eluded two would-be assailants.
A statement from the Bermuda Police Service said a person was seated in a parked car during the incident, which happened shortly after 10.30am in the Alexandra Road area in Devonshire.
The person in the car was “thankfully” not injured, police said.
An investigation, which is the second incident involving a firearm on the island in less than two weeks, has begun.
Officers are interested in hearing from anyone who may have seen two people leaving the area on a black-and-red motorcycle at about the time of the attempted shooting.
February 3: multiple shots are heard by Pembroke residents at about 12.35am, with police finding evidence of shots fired on Crossland Lane
February 25: a single shot is reported at about 4.20pm at South Avenue, Southampton. No one is found injured
February 27: shots are fired outside a home at Tribe Road No 5 in Paget
March 10: a 38-year-old man is shot multiple times outside the Spinning Wheel club on Court Street
March 19: multiple shots are heard in the area of West Park Lane in Pembroke. A bullet is found inside a residence in the area of Ingham Vale
April 15: shots are heard in the Devil’s Hole, Smith’s area at about 12.30am. No one appears to have been injured
The suspects wore black clothing and black helmets.
Anyone with information is asked to call Acting Detective Sergeant Dre Wilkinson on 515-2495 or 247-1131, or e-mail dwilkinson@bps.bm.
Information can also be shared through the anonymous reporting portal or the confidential Crime Stoppers number, 800-2477.
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