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Police confirm firearms incident in Devonshire

Police are appealing for witnesses to a shooting in the Alexandra Road area in Devonshire (Photograph the Bermuda Police Service)

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.

Gun incidents in 2024

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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Published April 27, 2024 at 7:57 am (Updated April 27, 2024 at 7:57 am)

Police confirm firearms incident in Devonshire

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