The Tribune

POLICE have identified the man who was killed after being hit by the driver of a truck last week as 39-year-old Alpheus Bevans of Nassau East North.

According to police reports, Bevans was killed shortly after 8pm on Friday. He was involved in a fight with another man on Poinciana Drive that resulted in the man hitting him with a truck. The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.

Police have reported that they have a 38-year-old man in custody assisting officers with their investigations into the incident.

The death pushed the country’s murder count to 82 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.