Police are looking for two men they suspect shot and killed a 36-year-old resident of Kennedy Subdivision.
The victim was murdered around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday while he was in the area of Royal Palm Avenue off Mackey Street, police said.
He was reportedly approached by occupants in a black two-door Honda Civic and shot, according to police, who said the man died in hospital.
Superintendent Paul Rolle, head of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), said yesterday police had few leads in the matter.
"We still don't know what's the motive behind that killing," Rolle said.
"We're still trying to make some sense out of it. It didn't appear that he was robbed. We don't have anything to suggest gang activity, nothing to suggest a drug deal."
Police did not release the victim's identity, pending official identification of next of kin. He was reportedly known to police with an arrest history for car theft, assault and armed robbery.
The man's death pushed the murder count to 40 for 2012.
Drug operation
Seven Jet Ski operators and four taxi drivers will be arraigned in a Magistrate's Court today on charges of illegal drug possession, police said.
Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers arrested the men during a special operation between April 18 and April 20.
Officers allegedly found marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy during the operation.
Last week, National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest said while crime was too high, recent statistics show that crime decreased by six percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year.
"We still have too much violence on our streets," said Turnquest while on the Guardian Radio talk show 'Darold Miller Live' on 96.9 FM. "There is a lack of conflict resolution, a lack of civility."
He added that as part of the government's crime fighting strategy, the Ingraham administration increased the number of police officers on the Royal Bahamas Police Force, placed closed circuit television throughout portions of New Providence and introduced electronic monitoring of offenders released on bail.
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