The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force wishes to extend condolences to the family and friends of ANLINCO JOHN LIGHTBOURNE and OMARION GARDINER. 

Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams has described the shooting deaths of both men as tragic and senseless acts which have traumatised the TCI communities. 

Acting Commissioner Adams said, “Homicide detectives are actively investigating these separate incidents. Based on preliminary investigations, around 11:38 pm yesterday (April 20^th), a report was made at the Chalk Sound Police Station concerning a shooting incident. Officers were dispatched to a location in the Bight, Providenciales and found the lifeless body of 31-year-old Mr Lightbourne.  

“The second incident occurred today at 3:18 am in Grand Turk. Investigations revealed that Mr Gardiner, 20, was with friends when three armed men shot at the group. Officers of the Grand  Turk Police Station were notified and commenced searches along Duke Street. The body of Mr.  Gardiner was found. Both victims suffered gunshot wounds, suggesting a targeted attack.”  

The RTCIPF asks the public to notify the closest police station, contact 911, the Serious Crime  Unit at 231-1842, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477, and anonymously give any information on these shootings and illegal activity.  

Additionally, persons are encouraged to download the CrimeStoppers P3 app and share information. 

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Unprecedented violence rocks tropical paradise as brutal nightclub attack leaves multiple dead

From FOX News

Three people are dead, and 10 others wounded after a mass shooting erupted at a popular nightclub in the Turks and Caicos Islands early Sunday morning, an attack officials are calling the first of its kind in the British territory.

The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said the shooting occurred just before 3 a.m. on July 27 at the Hookah and Cigar Lounge in Providenciales. According to investigators, at least four suspects were involved in the attack, though no arrests have been made as of Tuesday.

Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey described the incident as “deeply disturbing” in a statement to the Associated Press.

At a press briefing, Premier Charles Washington Misick linked the shooting to gang-related violence and noted that much of the activity appears concentrated in Haitian communities. He urged members of those communities to cooperate with law enforcement and help identify how illegal firearms are entering the country.

For more see: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/unprecedented-violence-rocks-tropical-paradise-022423067.html