Police believe three murders that took place on New Providence over the weekend are connected.

Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson also revealed yesterday that one of the victims was a 17-year-old Government High School student.

"Three of the homicides so far for this weekend, it appears that they are connected and so we are looking at leads in relation to each of them," Johnson said.

Police were alerted to all three incidents in a 17-hour span staring early Saturday.

In the first incident, police discovered the body of a man on a dirt road in the area of Bonefish Pond around 4 a.m.

The body was burned beyond recognition, and had gunshot wounds and lacerations, police said.

Police identified the victim as Wilton Keno Dawkins, 24, of Lincoln Boulevard, off Wulff Road.

The second murder happened in Montell Heights around 9:30 p.m.

Police said two juveniles were standing outside a home when two armed men emerged from a track road, off East West Highway. The men shot the victims multiple times and fled.

One of the victims, the 17-year-old, died at the scene. The other victim was taken to hospital where he remained.

The third murder happened in Nassau Village shortly after 9:37 p.m.

Police said the victim was sitting on a scooter outside a friend's home when a gunman approached and shot him. The victim was shot multiple times and by the time EMS arrived, he was dead.

The killer fled the scene.

Police identified the victim as Renaldo Jabar Williams, 38, of Sampson Street, Nassau Village.

Yesterday morning, a team of senior and junior officers visited the three murder scenes.

"I'd just like to say that this community has been very helpful to us, based on our investigation thus far," said Johnson at Akel Close where the Montell Heights murder took place.

"The victims in this matter (Montell Heights), both of them are juveniles, and so we are looking at their victimology and we are trying to determine if they have any gang affiliation. The deceased in this matter, he just turned 17 a couple days ago and so it is very unfortunate that this happened to such a young man.

"Based on our investigation, we don't think that they are related but they are friends."

Johnson said ShotSpotter technology is helping police to put together a timeline of when the events took place. He said they are also looking at camera footage.

"We are looking at the nexus between three of the matters," he said.

"It is very promising and I'm sure at the end of the week we should be able to have a suspect named and possibly with a purpose of taking that file to the DPP (director of public prosecutions) for consultation.

"And so, we just encourage members of the community who have any information to please continue to contact the police and support our investigation."

Deputy Commander of the Grove Police Station Superintendent Janice Minnis encouraged parents in Montell Heights and surrounding areas to reach out to police about intervention programs they offer to at-risk youth.

"I know that he was a student of Government High School, which is unfortunate," Minnis said.

"Again, I'm saying to family and residents of this community, if you have kids, young persons, and you see they are going on the wrong track, call the Grove Police Station. We have the second chance program to help navigate kids, young persons and adolescents."

Minnis also defended the police's record of involvement in the community

"The residents of this area can say that they see us," he said.

"I'm always in Montell Heights on foot patrol. I'm always in The Grove on foot patrol. I'm in Englerston, I'm in Yellow Elder. I'm in Millennium Gardens. I'm in Stapledon.

"In the south-central division, we have saturated patrols going on consistently. We often visit the Montell Heights area to enforce the laws of this country.

"We target offenders daily; we check with persons who are victims of crime. Also, we have the second chance program for young persons in our area who we have identified following the wrong leads to keep them on a positive track.

"So, we have enforcement going on and a proactive approach to target criminals and to keep our young persons out of crime. Officers from my division along with ceasefire patrol this area constantly."

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