NASSAU- Six men were killed in an ambush shooting soon after they left the Wulff Road Police Station Thursday.
A 19-year-old woman and a two-year-old girl who were in another vehicle were also critically wounded in the crossfire. They remain in hospital.
One of the dead men is Renardo “Crack Teeth” Bastian, the reputed leader of the Kemp Road-based Crack Nation gang.
Also dead are Maurice Pinder, 21; Travis Cooper, 25; Delano Smith, 34; Dequant Brown and Kendal Lord, 30.
Bahamas Court News understands police arrested Bastian and the men on Tuesday regarding a firearm investigation. However, they were released without being charged on Thursday afternoon.
Gunmen, armed with assault rifles, and apparently aware of their movements, riddled their Honda Inspire with bullets at the juncture of Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Avenue before 5pm. The wounded driver lost control of the Inspire and ran into bushes.
Police said that they hope that surveillance footage from nearby business would assist in the investigations.
Police Commissioner Paul Rolle also said police would maintain a strong presence, particularly in the Kemp Road area, to minimise the likelihood of retaliatory shootings.
