By FARRAH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
fjohnson@tribunemedia.net
A MAN and a teenager were yesterday charged with murder in connection with two separate matters.
Regarding the most recent incident, Lavardo Dean, 19, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt after he was accused of killing Reno Rankine on June 20.
The prosecution alleged he also used a .40 calibre handgun to endanger the life of Vandolyn Pyfrom-Oldham that same day.
According to initial police reports, shortly before 9pm, police were called to a shooting incident that occurred in the Chippenham area. When they arrived, they found a man lying on the ground in a pool of blood with apparent gunshot wounds.
When Emergency Medical Services visited the scene and conducted their examination, they pronounced the body lifeless.
“Initial investigations revealed that the male had pulled up to his residence when a lone gunman approached him,” police reported.
“A struggle ensued, the gunman was able to overpower the victim and shot him several times, fatally wounding him.”
Yesterday, Dean was also charged with armed robbery and attempted murder.
Police accused the defendant of using a handgun to rob a woman of a $5,000 Nissan car on June 21.
They also accused him of attempting to murder Michaella Gibson that day.
Due to the nature of the offences, Dean was not required to enter a plea and the matter was adjourned to September 23 for service of a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
The accused was denied bail and remanded into custody until that time.
He has a right to apply to the Supreme Court for bail.
In the second incident, Leonardo Collie, 28, was accused of causing the deaths of Akeem Davis and Lavonne Dawkins on May 14.
He is further accused of attempting to murder Shakeem Campbell and Deshawn Rodgers that day.
Collie also returns to court on September 23 for a presentation of his VBI.
In the meantime, he was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services; however, he has a right to apply to the Supreme Court for bail.
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