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Cops seek 4 gunmen after 3 people shot

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Cops seek 4 gunmen after 3 people shot

NASSAU – Police are looking for four gunmen who wounded three people during a shooting on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened at Wilkinson Street, off Augusta Street, shortly before 9am.

Police said the gunmen exited a white Honda model car and opened fire.

As a result, a 57-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy were shot.

Police said the teenager, who was shot to the side, is in serious condition.

Police have asked anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the mat 911/919, 502-9991/2 or Crime Stoppers at 328-8477.

Mom of 6 accused of child cruelty

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Mom of 6 accused of child cruelty

NASSAU- A single mother of six has been accused of child cruelty after police allegedly found her children wandering the street at night while she was at work.

Avery Roker, 35, of Sidney Street, faced six counts of cruelty to children when she appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on January 9.

Prosecutors alleged that on January 7 she neglected her six children, causing them unnecessary suffering.

Officers on patrol allegedly saw the children in the street after midnight.

Roker denied the charges and was granted $5,000 bail.

She returns to court on January 16 for a trial date.

The children, ages one, five, seven, 11, 12 and 14, are now in the state-run home.

Man charged with murder of man outside home

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Man charged with murder of man outside home

NASSAU- A 31-year-old resident of Florida Court has been charged with murdering a man outside his home last month.

Kirkland Bullard appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with the December 22, 2022 shooting death of D’amatto Deveaux.

Deveaux, 31, was shot dead while on the front porch of his home on Eighth Street in Coconut Grove.

Bullard was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge.

He was refused bail and is scheduled to return to court on April 4.

5 hospitalized after boating accident off Staniel Cay

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5 hospitalized after boating accident off Staniel Cay

NASSAU- Five people are in hospital following a boating accident near Staniel Cay Monday night.

The incident happened around 7pm on January 9 at Pelican Point, south of Staniel Cay.

Police said a twin engine vessel struck a rock, injuring all eight passengers.

Three passengers were released after getting treatment at the clinic. The others were airlifted to New Providence for further treatment.

Woman, 69, shot in leg

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Woman, 69, shot in leg

Police are investigating after a 69-year-old woman was shot in the leg.

The shooting happened around 8:30pm on January 8 at Ross Corner.

Police said the woman was standing near a business when the shooting took place.

Officers went to the area after receiving a ShotSpotter alert.

By the time they arrived, the victim was on the way to hospital by a private car.

Her condition is unknown.

Woman sexually assaulted in home invasion robbery

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Woman sexually assaulted in home invasion robbery

NASSAU- Police are looking for three intruders after a woman was sexually assaulted at her home.

The incident happened after 5am on Sunday, January 8 at Marshall Road.

Police said the woman was at home with other relatives when three gunmen broke in.

The robbers tied up the occupants of the home and robbed them of an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

The woman was sexually assaulted during the incident. Police did not say whether all of the men participated in the sexual assault.

They have asked members of the public who could help them solve the crime to call CrimeStoppers at 328-8477 or CID at 502-9991.

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Arraignment on hold for man charged with stabbing brother

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Arraignment on hold for man charged with stabbing brother

NASSAU- The arraignment of a 61-year-old man accused of stabbing his brother is on hold until March.

Anthony Harding, of Salt Pond, Long Island, appeared before Magistrate Shaka Serville for a formal arraignment on January 6.

Police charged him with causing grievous harm and assault with a dangerous instrument in relation to the January 2 stabbing of his brother, David Harding.

But the arraignment was delayed due to a concern over his fitness to plead.

Harding was remanded to the Sandilands Rehabilitation Center, pending a mental health assessment.

He is expected to return to court on March 22.

Flood damage closes Supreme Court building

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Flood damage closes Supreme Court building

NASSAU- Contractors are working to repair flood damage caused by a burst pipe in the  roof the historic Supreme Court building at Bank Lane.

The flooding took place over the Christmas holiday. Staff discovered the damage when the building reopened on December 29, 2022.

The water damaged judges’ chambers and four courtrooms. The repairs are expected to be completed by February.

As a result, the January 11 ceremony to mark the opening of the Legal Year, won’t be held at the court building.

 

Suspect in fatal shooting on bail for another murder

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Suspect in fatal shooting on bail for another murder

NASSAU- The man arrested on suspicion of the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Ishmael Forbes was on bail for another murder when police say he committed the crime.

Forbes was outside his home at Lawson Street in Nassau Village around 1pm on January 6 when two men exited a car and shot him multiple times.

Forbes was rushed to hospital, where he died.

Police arrested the 30-year-old murder suspect, who is wearing an electronic monitoring device, in Nassau Village.

Forbes was also on bail for murder and armed robbery at the time of his death.

Prosecutors had accused him of the March 17, 2019 shooting death of Xiang Song and the $200-armed robbery of Ziming Ruan.

 

Man charged with Montell Heights double murder

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Man charged with Montell Heights double murder

NASSAU- Police have charged a man who’s accused of killing two people on January 2.

Shervin Munnings, 28, of Strawflower Street, Montell Heights, is charged with the murders of Kevin Andrews and his girlfriend Lauranique Taylor.

Authorities said the shooting happened at a home around 3:30am.

Munnings was taken into custody soon after the incident.

He was not required to enter pleas to the charges when he appeared before Magistrate Kendra Kelly on January 6.

Munnings, who was on bail for armed robbery, was denied bail on the recent charges.

He is scheduled to return to court on March 14 to receive a voluntary bill of indictment that will send the case to the Supreme Court for trial.

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