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Royal Bahamas Police Force
Nassau: British national shot and killed during robbery on his sailboat home
By Stephen Dean, RBPF
May 5, 2015 - 12:11:42 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - Police have launched an island-wide manhunt for the suspects responsible for a shooting incident that left a man dead on Friday 1st May 2015.

According to reports, around 10:00pm, a man who is a British national residing in the Bahamas for a number of years, was at home on his sailboat located at western New Providence near a place where he is employed, when two men armed with handguns accosted him and demanded cash. The men fired two shots hitting the victim before fleeing on foot. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are searching for four men in connection with this incident.

Investigations are ongoing.

POLICE ARE APPEALING TO ANYONE WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THESE LATEST HOMICIDES OR ANY CRIME, NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR INSIGNIFICANT (THE TIP) MAY SEEM, TO ANONYMOUSLY CALL POLICE AT 919 OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 328-TIPS (8477) (NEW PROVIDENCE) OR 1-242-300-8476 (FAMILY ISLANDS)