By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 17-year-old accused of a fatal shooting on Homestead Street last weekend was remanded to prison on Friday.
Prosecutors allege the teenager, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, shot Brent “BJ” McPhee Jr while driving a silver Honda Accord at about 7.15pm on March 13. McPhee was standing outside a residence at the time.
He was shot in the neck and left shoulder and died of his injuries at Princess Margaret Hospital the following day.
Brent McPhee Sr told The Tribune last week that his son had made mistakes but had turned his life around.
McPhee Jr left behind five children. Relatives said he ran a trucking business, did maintenance work and hoped to build his own home.
The juvenile was not required to enter a plea to murder before Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr and was arraigned in the presence of his guardian.
The matter will proceed to the Supreme Court by voluntary bill of indictment. The defendant was informed of his right to apply for bail in the higher court.
He was remanded to the adolescent unit of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until his voluntary bill of indictment is served on July 7.
Ian Cargill represented the defendant, and Sergeant 3004 Forbes was the prosecutor.
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