Any beliefs that Bermuda had somehow “solved” the Island’s shooting murder crisis must have been dispelled this weekend when the Island recorded its second shooting murder of the year.To be sure, this is a far cry from the terrible period of 2009 and 2010 when gang mayhem and murders were rife.Although it is too early to say whether this weekend’s brazen shooting at Jason’s Barber Shop on the North Shore Road in Pembroke was a result of gang rivalries, it is a reminder that there is no room for complacency and that the Island is still a hairsbreadth away from the same kind of mayhem that afflicted the Island so badly previously.That is not to say that the Bermuda Police have not been effective in making arrests and bringing successful prosecutions; they have, and the progress that has been made in both prevention and detection is worthy of praise.But the police do not have a magic device that can tell them when and where violent crimes will occur and they are certainly not responsible for the social ills that cause violent crime.That’s a responsibility of the Government and the community as a whole, and this should never be forgotten.This is also a problem where it is always too early to declare victory. Government Senator and former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith’s declaration that the strategy for tackling gang violence was working came just one day before this latest shooting; at best, that was unfortunate timing, at worst it was the normal reward for hubris.Nonetheless, it is good news that members of Boston’s Street Safe programme were to arrive in Bermuda over the weekend to conduct intensive gang mediation training. This newspaper has long backed a Ceasefire-type programme, and the fact this is finally being taken up, if only in part, is welcome.So is the law passed on Friday in the House of Assembly to add to sentences where offenders are found to have gang affiliations. Although this may be difficult to prove, if it helps to deter gang membership, it deserves support.Even then, more has to be done to persuade actual and potential gang members, who are predominantly young black men, that there are better options, all of which offer the chance of a longer and likely more prosperous life than gang membership does.The causes of gang violence — education or the lack thereof, broken families, poverty, drugs and so on — must be addressed if any kind of long-standing solution is to be found.In the meantime, this newspaper offers its condolences to the family of the victim, and urges those who may be aggrieved not to take matters into their own hands and to seek revenge, but to let the police do their job.It also goes without saying that any witnesses or people who know anything about this terrible crime should come forward and tell the police what they know. Although solving the root causes of gang violence remains a priority, the detection and conviction of those responsible must always come first.