The murder count reached triple digits over the weekend, as five violent deaths recorded in the space of 48 hours pushed the count to a staggering 100 for the year so far.
This is the highest number of murders ever recorded in a single year since records have been kept in The Bahamas.
Four murders took place between Friday night and Saturday afternoon in separate incidents.
Another man who was shot Thursday died in hospital on Saturday night, police confirmed yesterday.
The first murder of the weekend occurred on Friday around 9 p.m. at West Bay Street, west of Nirvana Beach.  When investigators arrived on the scene they discovered the body of a man with several gunshot injuries, according to Superintendent Stephen Dean.
Up to yesterday, police were still uncertain about the circumstances surrounding the man's death, and appealed to members of the public for their assistance in solving the crime.
Police believe the victim was a Haitian.  Dean said the man was reportedly riding a bicycle when he was shot.  Police said the second incident took place around 3:43 a.m. on Saturday in the area of the Corner Pocket Bar, Kemp Road.
According to police, the victim got into an altercation with another man which resulted in both men receiving gun shot injuries.  Police said they were taken to hospital.  One died and the other was hospitalized in serious condition.
The dead man was identified as Damian Bowe, 29.
The third incident reportedly occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday on Cordeaux Avenue.  Initial police reports indicate that a man got into an altercation with another man and was stabbed to the abdomen.
The victim was taken to hospital by emergency medical services personnel where he died.
Dean said police believe the Kemp Road and Cordeaux Avenue murders stem from a shooting that happened in Kemp Road earlier last week.  Dean added that police are following significant leads in both matters.  However, police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
"We want to bring these persons into custody, particularly those who continue to wreak havoc on our streets," he told The Nassau Guardian on Saturday.  "We say to the criminal element, the police will be aggressively pursuing you.  We will find you.  We will seek you out and we will not stop until we bring you to justice."
Police are also investigating the death of a handicapped man, who was found at the Centre Burial Ground, north of Eastern Cemetery on Shirley Street.  The unidentified man was found around 2:55 p.m. on Saturday lying on his back with a stab wound to the abdomen, police said.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Hulan Hanna, who was on the scene, said a wheelchair and several used alcoholic bottles were found near the body.
The victim was last seen alive around noon that day. He reportedly frequented the area.  Hanna said the man appeared to be in his early 40s.  Police are unsure of the circumstances surrounding his death.
Police are investigating all matters and are appealing to members of the public who may have any information regarding any of these incidents to contact police at 911, 919, 322-3333, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991, 502-9910 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS.
Meantime, police reported yesterday that the man who was injured on Thursday during a double shooting in Ridgeland Park died in hospital around 9 p.m. on Saturday.
Police said they met a white Maxima parked in the middle of the road with two men inside early Thursday. They said one man, who has been identified as Clayton Smith, was shot in the back of the head and died on the scene.
The second victim who died in hospital on Saturday was also shot in the head, according to police.
A third man was killed in a separate incident on Thursday at about 5 a.m. on Palmetto Avenue.
Police said the man, who has not yet been officially identified, was shot and killed moments after he walked out of his girlfriend's home.  He was shot multiple times to the upper body.
This same time last year the murder count stood at 68, according to The Nassau Guardian's records.  This means that the murder count has increased by 47 percent over this time last year.
Since earlier this year, some analysts predicted that there would be more than 100 murders in 2011. And with just over three months remaining in the year, that prediction will likely be realized.
"The work never seems to end," Hanna said.
"It is [100] and it is foreboding for the country that here just passed the middle of September this is the stark reality today.  But when we put it in perspective we can determine -- now I don't speak with particular reference to [the recent murders] -- but in a lot of instances we are satisfied that it appeared to be people of certain categories [who were killed].
"Now a life is a life and a murder is a murder, but if there is a perspective to all of this, it seems to be a constituency of people who are falling victim to these heinous offenses."

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