But police said 41-year-old James Dino Storrﾒs body bore no physical signs of trauma, stab or gunshot wounds and that there were no bruises, making it difficult for officials to determine his exact cause of death.
“An autopsy has to be performed to determine his exact cause of death ﾖ whether theyﾒre any additional injuries,” Police Inspector Walter Evans told the media.
“We are concerned about some other factors because this individual was found in the house, so we are looking at some additional things. But once the investigation progresses and once we reach a conclusion, the results will be released. However, at this point, we have no lead. We do not know what the motive was.”
Police are looking into the possibility that Storrﾒs death may have been the result of a break-in.
A relative living nearby the victim found Storrﾒs lifeless body just after 7am, according to police.
Among those at the scene was Theophilus Storr, who said he last saw his nephew three months ago.
He said, as expected, family members are all devastated by the news, particularly as his nephewﾒs death follows that of several other family members.
“I got a phone call from my sister this morning saying that Dino had passed away. At that point, I just sat up in my bed and said ﾑthings canﾒt get any worse because for the past two months, all I was getting were calls ﾖ the last person who died was my brother, now it is my nephew,” Mr. Storr said.
He said to his knowledge, his nephew never hung with the wrong crowd.
“He was a working man, who loved his family,” Mr. Storr said.
“He was also talking about business, how to make extra money. So itﾒs really shocking to hear this news.”
While this latest incident had not been categorized as a homicide, police officials have pointed out that so far this year, the majority of those cases have been solved.
“More than 75 percent of this yearﾒs homicides have been detected so far,” Inspector Evans said.
As in such cases, police are asking anyone with information to come forward or to call 502-9991, 328-TIPS or 919.
Police investigations continue.
By: Macushla N. Pinder, The Bahama Journal
