Police were following leads into the matter, the fifth murder in two weeks, coming only days after two Austrian tourists were discovered murdered in a hotel room in Bimini. <\/p>\n
Police received reports around 9:30pm Monday about a shooting in the East Street area. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered Minnis’ body lying on the north side of Milton Street.<\/p>\n
According to Superintendent of Police Glen Miller, one of the investigating officers, the victim had been shot in the chest, stomach and head.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that just prior to the slaying, Mr. Minnis had been involved in an altercation, police reported.<\/p>\n
Mr. Minnis’ death was the 26 homicide for this year, so far. <\/p>\n
It was only this past weekend that two Austrian tourists were discovered shot to death in a hotel room at the Anchorage Bimini Blue Water Resort. One of them had been bound and gagged. <\/p>\n
Police investigations were also focused yesterday on solving an overnight armed robbery and stabbing.<\/p>\n
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police with responsibility for crime, Reginald Ferguson, one of the incidents occurred around 8:30pm Monday at the Golden Buddha Chinese Restaurant and Take-away.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that two unmasked men walked into the Collins Avenue establishment and held employees at bay. Police say the culprits escaped with $400 in cash.<\/p>\n
Police yesterday were also called to the scene of a stabbing. The details are that Ladon Wilmott was in the Carmichael Road area when he was approached by a group of men, one of whom stabbed him several times. <\/p>\n
Wilmott was subsequently taken to hospital, where his condition was last listed as “serious but not life threatening.”<\/p>\n
By: Macushla N. Pinder, The Bahama Journal<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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