Nearly three months after two local teenagers were found dead in a quiet Villa neighborhood, law enforcement officials have formally wrapped up their probe into the shocking deaths, bringing official confirmation to the scenario that had circulated publicly in the weeks following the discovery.
On March 26, 17-year-old Omari Lewis and 18-year-old Brianna Clarke were located with fatal gunshot wounds on Hans Street, a discovery that sent shockwaves through the small Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, first responders and investigators found both teens had sustained gunshot wounds to the head, leaving authorities unable to immediately clarify what had led to their deaths. Local media initially reported the incident as a double homicide, and the two deaths were officially logged as the country’s seventh and eighth homicide cases of 2026.
However, emerging information in the following weeks revised that initial understanding, pointing to a far different scenario: one of the teens killed the other before taking their own life, a murder-suicide rather than the killing of both by a third party.
Assistant Commissioner Lisbon Michael, the leader of the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda’s Criminal Investigations Department, confirmed the investigation’s conclusion in a recent interview with ABS’ flagship current affairs program *Antigua Barbuda Today*.
“Investigations into that matter is concluded,” Michael told host Garfield Burford during the on-air discussion. When pressed for additional details about the case, Michael explained that investigators are currently finalizing the full case file, which will be handed over as part of the formal coroner’s inquest process. He added that law enforcement has opted to let the independent coroner’s inquiry publicly address the full circumstances of the deaths, rather than releasing additional sensitive details prematurely.
Once the coroner’s inquest completes its review of all evidence and witness statements, its official findings will be forwarded to Antigua and Barbuda’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The DPP will then issue formal guidance to the police commissioner on any next steps required for the case.
The conclusion of the police investigation clears a key procedural hurdle, allowing the independent coroner’s process to move forward to formally document and confirm the cause and circumstances of the teens’ deaths, bringing a long-awaited formal close to a case that has gripped the local community since March.