EXUMA- An off-duty policeman who shot and killed an unarmed suspect in Exuma has been relieved of his duties.
According to a press statement, the former officer is assisting police with their investigations into the fatal shooting that took place around 9pm Wednesday.
The shooting victim died at the airport around 11pm while waiting for an air ambulance.
A video went viral on social media of the armed officer standing over the unarmed man as he bled on the ground. In the video, the officer did not appear concerned about the injured man’s well-being.
On the video, a witness to the incident was astonished that the officer shot the man “for a bag of weed.”
The same witness begged the officer to put the shooting victim in the car. The officer replied, “What car I guh put him in?”
