Two more murders

Tue, Apr 3rd 2012, 09:03 AM

Two men were murdered in two separate incidents yesterday, police reported.
The first murder occurred around 12:10 a.m.
Police said Humphrey Tynes, 32, was shot multiple times about the body at his apartment on St. Albans Drive.
The second incident occurred around 6 p.m.
Police press liaison Inspector Chrislyn Skippings reported that the victim was discovered lying against a wall on Dorsett Street, Bain Town. He had been shot multiple times.
"At present we are uncertain of the circumstances surrounding this particular incident," Skippings said.
The latest murders pushed the count to 31 for the year.
In another matter, police identified the man murdered on Saturday as Akio Francois Burrows, 20, of Somerset Street.
Burrows was shot in the parking lot of a West Bay street nightclub around 3 a.m. and died in hospital, according to police.
At this point last year, there were 36 murders in The Bahamas, according to The Nassau Guardian's records.
Police are appealing to members of the public with any information related to these incidents to contact them at 919, 322-3333/4, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991, 502-9910 or Crime Stoppers at 328-TIPS.

TRAFFIC FATALITY

Police also reported that a 19-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident around 11 p.m. on Sunday.
According to police, the victim was driving a white Honda Accord, with three passengers, east along Cable Beach, when he lost control and ran into a tree in the center of the median.
The vehicle was extensively damaged, according to police.
The passengers, two men and a woman, were taken to hospital where one of the men was listed in critical condition and the others in stable condition.

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