Police had four men in custody yesterday in connection with a drive-by shooting at a Fox Hill park that left four people dead, Assistant Superintendent B. K. Bonamy Jr. said.
Bonamy confirmed that most of the 60 people who were taken into custody not long after the shooting last Friday have been released.
He said it was too early to say if the men will be charged in connection with the shootings, which Prime Minister Perry Christie called a "heinous" act.
Bonamy said police do not yet have a motive and are exploring several leads.
"We are still doing some door-to-door inquiries" he said.
"We are still speaking to some members of the families of the victims to ascertain what really happened."
He added: "We are investigating if it's a drug war, retaliation or if someone was looking for a person who was not there."
Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, occupants of a dark gray Honda drove to the Fox Hill roundabout and shot into a crowd, police said.
The group was gathered near the Fox Hill Original Congos Junkanoo shack waiting for the results from the Boxing Day parade for the B group category.
Community leaders and residents identified the victims as Shequille Demeritte, 19; Eric Morrison, 49; Claudzeno Davis, 37, and Sheniqua Sands, 30.
Demeritte, who was playing basketball at the time of the shooting, was shot in the head, according to eyewitnesses.
The Nassau Guardian understands that he died while being transported to hospital.
The shooting shocked residents of the close-knit community in eastern New Providence and many others across the country, and prompted Christie to renew his pledge to "beat back" the crime scourge.
Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage said he was outraged and saddened by the horrific tragedy.
Nottage has said no stone would be left unturned in locating the people responsible for the "atrocious act".

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