A violent early-morning shooting in the Jackmans neighborhood of St. Michael has left one man dead and a second man hospitalized, according to official updates from Barbados law enforcement. The incident unfolded on Skeetes Road in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, triggering an immediate investigation from local police.
The Barbados Police Service confirmed that its Operations Control unit first received the emergency report of the gun violence at approximately 2:10 a.m. Responding officers were dispatched to the scene without delay, where they made a grim discovery: the lifeless body of an adult male positioned between two parked motor vehicles, near a local event that was taking place in the area.
Following the initial assessment of the scene, a licensed medical examiner was called to the site to formally confirm and pronounce the man’s death. Law enforcement have not yet released the identity of the deceased pending notification of next of kin.
A second male involved in the incident suffered gunshot injuries and was transported to the island’s primary care facility, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, by a private motor vehicle before officers arrived. As of the latest update, medical authorities have not released a public update on the injured man’s condition.
Local investigators are now working to piece together the circumstances that led to the shooting, and are actively calling on members of the public with any relevant information to step forward. Anyone who was present in the Skeetes Road area in the early hours of Sunday morning, witnessed the shooting unfold, or has any details that could assist the investigation is encouraged to reach out through multiple confidential contact channels.
Tips can be submitted anonymously via the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-8477, through the national police emergency line at 211, or directly to investigators at District A Police Station by calling either 430-7242 or 430-7246. Police have not yet announced any suspects in connection with the shooting as the investigation remains ongoing.