police shooting - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Thu, 09 May 2024 14:38:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Man killed in shootout with police https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-killed-in-shootout-with-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-killed-in-shootout-with-police Thu, 09 May 2024 14:38:26 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6791 NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Police shot and killed a man during a shootout that left an officer injured Thursday morning. According to police, officers went to Delaporte to investigate a report of suspicious activity around 1:30am on May 9. The officers reportedly saw a man who was behaving in a suspicious manner. As the officers exited their […]

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]]> Witness disputes RBPF account of cop shooting of nursing mom https://bahamascourtnews.com/witness-disputes-rbpf-account-of-cop-shooting-of-nursing-mom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=witness-disputes-rbpf-account-of-cop-shooting-of-nursing-mom Sun, 11 Jun 2023 23:01:26 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6132 A witness has disputed the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s account of the police-involved shooting of a nursing mom. Vernique Russell, 27, was shot in the chest and is in serious but stable condition in the hospital. According to the official version of the shooting, officers went to a home on Park Court Street in Sunshine […]

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]]> Cop shoots man at bar https://bahamascourtnews.com/cop-shoots-man-at-bar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cop-shoots-man-at-bar Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:41:24 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5118 NASSAU- A police officer shot a man after he allegedly “attacked him with a knife” at a bar Saturday morning. The incident took place at a bar on Baillou Hill Road around 1am. According to police, the officer was off-duty. While at the bar, the officer allegedly saw the man “acting in a disorderly manner […]

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]]> Not above the law: Cop jailed for shooting unarmed man in 1986 https://bahamascourtnews.com/not-above-the-law-cop-jailed-for-shooting-unarmed-man-in-1986/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-above-the-law-cop-jailed-for-shooting-unarmed-man-in-1986 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:34:10 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5091 NASSAU- In the eighties, a police corporal who shot an unarmed man in the line of duty was jailed for attempted murder. On January 4, 1986, Corporal Leslie Bowe headed a team of four officers who were on patrol in Cutlass Bay, Cat Island. They were on an operation aimed at disrupting drug activity. While […]

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]]> Cops charged in fatal shooting freed on $9,500 bail https://bahamascourtnews.com/cops-charged-in-fatal-shooting-freed-on-9500-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cops-charged-in-fatal-shooting-freed-on-9500-bail Wed, 16 Feb 2022 23:59:29 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5071 NASSAU- Four police officers charged with manslaughter in the death of Danrico Carey were released from custody after they were granted emergency bail Wednesday afternoon. Corporal 3581 Archibald Miller Jr, Corporal Thomas Thurston, Constable 3629 Lee Dormeus and Constable 3731 Kevin Greenslade Jr were freed soon after a magistrate remanded them to prison and adjourned […]

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]]> 4 cops charged with killing unarmed man seek bail https://bahamascourtnews.com/4-cops-charged-with-killing-unarmed-man-seek-bail-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-cops-charged-with-killing-unarmed-man-seek-bail-2 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:29:43 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5068 NASSAU- Four police officers charged manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of an unarmed man are trying to avoid being remanded to prison. Corporals Archibald Miller Jr, Thomas Thurston and Constables Lee Dormeus and Kevin Greenslade were all on duty when Danrico Carey was shot dead at Matthew Street, Nassau Village on November 13, […]

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]]> 4 cops charged with killing unarmed man seek bail https://bahamascourtnews.com/4-cops-charged-with-killing-unarmed-man-seek-bail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-cops-charged-with-killing-unarmed-man-seek-bail Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:29:43 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5066 NASSAU- Four police officers charged manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of an unarmed man are trying to avoid being remanded to prison. Corporals Archibald Miller Jr, Thomas Thurston and Constables Lee Dormeus and Kevin Greenslade were all on duty when Danrico Carey was shot dead at Matthew Street, Nassau Village on November 13, […]

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]]> Relatives question police account of fatal shooting https://bahamascourtnews.com/relatives-question-police-account-of-fatal-shooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=relatives-question-police-account-of-fatal-shooting Tue, 28 Dec 2021 01:18:22 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=4823 NASSAU- Relatives of a 31-year-old man fatally shot by police are seeking answers. Police say Azario Major had a firearm during his deadly encounter with three off-duty officers outside a bar on Firetrail Road on December 26. According to police, Mr Major left the bar “irate” after the officers spoke to him about his “disorderly” […]

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]]> Cops shoot teen who tried to hit them with SUV https://bahamascourtnews.com/cops-shoot-teen-who-tried-to-hit-them-with-suv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cops-shoot-teen-who-tried-to-hit-them-with-suv Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:29:37 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4750 A teenager  was shot early Tuesday, December 14, as he allegedly tried to hit officers with his vehicle. Around 1am, police officers on patrol tried to pull over a silver colored Mercedes SUV near Mermaid Boulevard in Golden Gates. The teen driver of the SUV didn’t stop when asked to—and a subsequent police chase ended […]

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]]> No charges for cop who killed stepson https://bahamascourtnews.com/no-charges-for-cop-who-killed-stepson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-charges-for-cop-who-killed-stepson Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:12:06 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4228 NASSAU- No charges have been filed in the case of police officer who shot and killed his stepson. The circumstances surrounding the October 6 shooting will be determined by a coroner’s jury. According to police reports, the shooting victim allegedly put a knife to his mother’s throat during an argument at their apartment on St. […]

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