Nassau, Bahamas - Her Majesty's Coroner, Mrs. Jeanine Weech-Gomez is investigating the death of a man who shot after he, along with another man open fired on police following a car chase on Saturday, May 20th.
According to reports, shortly after 3:00pm, police were conducting a traffic stop on Shrimp Road off
Carmichael Road, when they saw a Honda Stream vehicle occupied by two males pass by with a high
powered weapon inside. The officers signaled to the driver to stop but he refused and sped off. A chase
ensued that ended when the vehicle crashed into a fence in Pride Estates, where the two males armed
with an AK-47 Assault Rifle and a handgun exited the vehicle and opened fire at the police. The police
returned fire fatally shooting one of the suspects who dropped the AK-47 Assault Rifle. However, the
other suspect managed to elude the officers. The weapon was recovered and police immediately put out an
all Points Bulletin (APB) for the second suspect.
Investigations are ongoing.
