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Breaking News: 16-Year-Old Dies Following Shooting in Villa

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A young boy believed to be 16 years old has died following a shooting in Villa
A young boy believed to be 16 years old has died following a shooting in Villa

A young boy believed to be 16 years old has died following a shooting in Villa tonight. His name is Tafai “Fari” Joseph.

Eyewitnesses say the boy was shot in the chest. Information remains sketchy at this time.

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The boy was rushed to the hospital in a private vehicle. He was pronounced dead moments later.

More details to follow.

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Comments (14)

  • george kaersenhout July 19, 2025, 9:51 AM

    As long as the Jolly Harbour owners are more interested in getting money out of the pockets of the homeowners instead of investing in professional and well equipped and trained security my beloved Jolly Harbour will be more and more unsafe. I witnessed it for many years and witnessed also how people with good intentions for Jolly Harbour were forced to leave because the “foreign” owners wanted their hands free to do whatever they wanted to do.

  • Ben Simmons July 17, 2025, 6:04 PM

    When i saw that story i know there was more that meets the eye. A 16 year old shot on the road at 10:30 in the night. The way you live is the way you will die. Cest La Vie

  • Donna July 17, 2025, 11:03 AM

    We need to get the fathers of these young men involved and step up to help their sons. Some of these young men need a hug and to hear the words “I Love You Son” from their fathers. A hug embrace from a father on his chest, hearing the beat of his heart, means a lot more than you know. Fathers hanging out with your sons at the movies, shopping and watching a ball games together can make a change.

  • Untimely July 17, 2025, 7:42 AM

    Not the news I would want to wake up to at all. Condolences to his family. Died prematurely. Waw

  • Apex Jones July 17, 2025, 7:05 AM

    What does the government have to do with this. Is the government that shot him? This gun situation is all of us business so maybe you should be blamed too

  • Rhea July 17, 2025, 6:32 AM

    Young life gone so soon. lord protect our youths in today’s world, society failed to protect them and it’s only you can who can

  • Antigua Surf July 17, 2025, 6:29 AM

    This is becoming so sad. A 16-year-old and now he’s no more. I hope that this doesn’t happen to anyone else. what could’ve this young man been in that someone would choose to eliminate him.

  • [email protected] July 17, 2025, 6:23 AM

    Es una pena. Y no entiendo como hay personas que dicen el gobierno tienen que irse aveses asta los padres no saben en que mandan sus hijos imaginate el gobierno

  • Plane talk July 17, 2025, 5:32 AM

    This Government needs to go and go fast

  • Anonymous July 17, 2025, 2:32 AM

    Let’s not blame the parents sometimes they don’t know. and sometimes they third talk and sometimes they come from good homes they follow bad company when they get older they choose the wrong path am so sorry to here all we have to do is 🙏 pray for them

  • Informed citizen July 17, 2025, 1:52 AM

    This is exactly what we’ve been fearing with the rise in gun crime. When will enough be enough? We need immediate, decisive action from law enforcement and government to get these illegal firearms off our streets and bring the perpetrators to justice.

  • Sample July 16, 2025, 11:28 PM

    It was a robbery .. tell his parents to say who.took their child to rob people .. his friends drop him at the hospital and left him their .. crime doesn’t pay

  • Tamisha July 16, 2025, 11:11 PM

    WTH???

  • Concerned Citizen July 16, 2025, 10:59 PM

    Wow….I’m soooo sorry. Condolences to the family…sighhh

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