The Tribune

SEVERAL violent incidents across the country between Friday night and early Sunday left multiple people injured, including a juvenile who was seriously stabbed, a man shot during an apparent carjacking attempt, and two police officers hurt during a confrontation in Grand Bahama.

The first incident occurred on Friday night on Grand Bahama. Shortly before 9pm, officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the Pine Forest Subdivision of Eight Mile Rock. Upon entering the property, several ferocious dogs surrounded one of the officers, prompting the officer to discharge their service weapon and injure one of the animals.

After the search, officers returned to their vehicle to leave the residence when a 50-year-old man entered a vehicle, accelerated toward the marked police car and intentionally collided with it, according to preliminary reports. The man was taken into custody and cautioned in connection with the incident. Two officers were injured and received medical attention.

Later that night on Abaco, shortly after 11pm, police were alerted to a stabbing on Don McKay Boulevard. Responding officers found a teenage male suffering from apparent stab wounds. He was taken to a clinic for treatment and was scheduled to be airlifted to New Providence because of the seriousness of his injuries.

Preliminary reports indicate that the stabbing followed an altercation involving a group of males. Four males, aged 33, 19, 18 and 17, were later arrested in connection with the incident.

Early Saturday morning, a man suffered a minor gunshot injury during an apparent carjacking attempt on Bernard Terrace. Shortly before 1.30am, the victim was seated in his white Honda Fit, licence plate AE8225, when an unknown man wearing dark clothing approached armed with a firearm and demanded the vehicle.

The victim sped away, and the suspect allegedly opened fire, grazing him on the right arm. The victim drove himself to hospital, where his injuries were classified as non-life-threatening.

Violence continued into the early hours of Sunday, when a 29-year-old man was stabbed during a physical altercation at a business establishment on Providence Avenue in the Chippingham area shortly before 1.30am. He was stabbed in the lower back and abdomen and transported to hospital by private vehicle, where he remains in critical condition.