A deadly shooting that rocked the popular Oistins Bay Garden area left one person dead and multiple others injured, and two men accused in connection with the violence have been ordered held in custody following their initial court appearance.
Eighteen-year-old Jaheim Canute Collins, a resident of Inch Marlow, Silver Sands, and 29-year-old Shane Anthony Burke — who previously went by the name Shane Anthony Greene and resides in Ashby Land, Lodge Road — appeared before acting Magistrate Gayle Scott at the Oistins Magistrates’ Court this week. The pair face a string of serious criminal charges stemming from the April 6 shooting that claimed the life of Raul Clarke, and under local court procedure, they were not required to enter formal pleas to the murder charge during this initial hearing.
Beyond the murder count, the two men are also accused of intentional unlawful wounding against Roger Belcon and Krystal Blagrove, with the charges specifying the alleged intent to maim, disfigure or permanently disable the two victims. Additional accusations include reckless conduct that put three other bystanders — Reco Scantlebury, Akeem Carter and Jakeri Kinch — at immediate risk of death or severe bodily harm, possession and use of a firearm without a valid legal license, and colluding with other unnamed individuals to carry out violent acts that endangered everyone present at the bay garden during the incident.
From the defendant’s dock both before and after the full list of charges was read aloud in court, each of the accused repeatedly maintained their innocence and stated they had no connection to the shooting. Burke told the court directly, “My name get call on a murder charge and I ain’t murder nobody.” Following Burke’s statement, Collins pushed back against the allegations as well, saying, “Police see me and put a murder charge on me. I ain’t know nothing about this.”
After hearing the charges and the accused’s statements, acting Magistrate Scott explained that all charges before the court are indictable offenses, which fall outside the routine trial jurisdiction of the lower magistrates’ court. Under local law, lower courts lack the authority to grant bail in murder cases or offenses involving unlicensed firearms. Scott ruled that the pair would be held in official custody until their next scheduled hearing on June 25, noting that the men’s legal representation could file a separate bail application directly with the High Court if they wish to seek release ahead of trial.