The Bahamas is forecast to record another bloody year as police reported a four per cent increase in murders for the first quarter of 2022.
The Bahamas’s Acting Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander told the media that 28 murders were recorded from January 1 to March 14, 2022, compared to 27 for the same period last year.
This past weekend was one of the bloodiest as five men were murdered.
Fernander revealed most of the shootings were gang-related and came about as criminals engaged in a “tit for tat” for crimes committed against each other.
He said gang leaders in The Bahamas are seeking to recruit young men to carry out their illicit activities.
The Bahamas’ police commissioner warned family members of criminals that they simply cannot ignore the actions of their relatives since they may lose their lives.
