FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - Two men were shot and killed in the same area just hours apart yesterday, according to police. The first victim, a 22-year-old man, identified by family members as Lenardo Pierre, was killed after gunshots rang out in the early morning hours yesterday in an apartment complex in Adventurers Way.
The Freeport News can confirm that three people are assisting police with their investigations into that fatal shooting.
The second man killed, who police have yet to identify, was shot along with another man on Weddell Avenue shortly after 9 p.m., not too far away from the first incident, according to police.
The second victim died at the scene; the other man was shot in the leg and was alive at last report, police said last night. It was unclear up to press time if police believed the shootings were related.
Police Public Affairs and Communications Officer (PACO) Inspector Terecita Pinder told The Freeport News team on the scene of the first killing yesterday that officers received information of the shooting on Adventurers Way sometime around 1:45 a.m.
Several officers were dispatched to the scene and on arrival they met a dark male clad in a teal-colored T-shirt and black pants with multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel responded to the scene, however, Pierre was later pronounced dead.
Residents in the close-knit community gathered outside the police tape which secured the crime scene and some of them could be heard weeping softly.
Police officers were seen canvassing the area and carrying out a preliminary investigation into the island's second fatal shooting in less than 24 hours.
Just hours before police were called to Adventurers
Way, officers responded to another shooting in Eight Mile Rock, where a 15-year-old female was shot in the head at a bar in Kings Subdivision around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 30.
When police officers arrived at the scene they found the victim, identified by family members on the scene as Alexis Smith, in a pool of blood.
EMS personnel were called, however, when they arrived and examined the body there were no visible vital signs and they pronounced the female dead.
Pinder confirmed that a male, who is known to police, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon and is being questioned in connection with the death of the teenager.
She noted that police are appealing to members of the general public who have information on both matters to telephone 350-3107/8, 919/911 or call your nearest police station.

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