A 25-YEAR-OLD man was shot dead near the entrance to Potter’s Cay Dock early Tuesday morning on East Bay Street after a reported verbal altercation involving one of his friends and another male at a business establishment.
Police said they received reports of the shooting shortly before 1.30am and responded where they discovered a white Acura RDX nearby with its driver’s door open.
The victim, who was dressed in a navy-blue shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers, was found lying on the ground beside the vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound to his upper body.
According to preliminary investigations, the victim had been at a business establishment with friends when the verbal altercation reportedly developed.
The victim subsequently left the establishment with two male friends before the shooting occurred, travelling east along East Bay Street. As they approached the entrance to Potter’s Cay Dock, a blue vehicle reportedly pulled alongside them.
A male suspect allegedly produced a firearm and opened fire in the victim’s direction, fatally wounding him.
The other occupants of the vehicle escaped injury.
Police said the victim’s vehicle veered to the southern side of the street and came to a stop on the sidewalk following the shooting. The suspects fled travelling east along East Bay Street in the blue vehicle.
Emergency Medical Services personnel examined him and confirmed that he showed no signs of life.
There are no reports of an arrest in connection with the shooting.
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