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Royal Bahamas Police Force
Suspect shot dead after open firing on Nassau police, AK-47 assault weapon seized
By Stephen Dean, RBPF
May 21, 2017 - 10:10:13 AM


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.



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