By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
TWO men were remanded to prison on Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Mekhi Taylor, who was gunned down while standing outside a parking lot with friends on University Boulevard last weekend.
Prosecutors allege that Mandingo Cartwright, 22, and Christiano Thompson, 19, drove up in a Japanese vehicle and opened fire on Taylor shortly before 2am on October 25. During the same incident, the pair allegedly attempted to kill Bruce Russell and Tyrone Jones.
Taylor was taken to hospital, where he later died of his injuries. In the hours before the shooting, he had reportedly spent the evening socializing with family and friends. His co-workers later described him as hardworking and kind.
One of the accused, Cartwright, is said to have survived an attempted hit earlier this year, allegedly carried out by Ishmael Newry on Burial Ground Corner on April 10.
The defendants were not required to enter a plea when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Kara Turnquest Deveaux on a charge of murder. The matter will proceed to the Supreme Court by way of a Voluntary Bill of Indictment (VBI).
They were advised of their right to apply for bail in the higher court and were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until their VBI is served on January 22, 2026.
Inspector Wilkinson served as the prosecutor.
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