Police Look Into Shooting Incident in Bendals
The police are investigating a shooting incident that took place in Bendals on Tuesday, August 12.
Police report that around 12:30 p.m., a 37-year-old man from All Saints was driving from east to west along the road leading from Pioneer Kennels, when a man approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall, dressed in a black hoodie, black pants, and armed with a gun, exited a parked vehicle and opened fire at him.
While fleeing, the victim’s vehicle crashed into a fence and collided with another vehicle on Bendals Main Road. He suffered a gunshot wound to his right hand and was taken to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, where he is presently receiving care and his injury is not considered life-threatening.
Police report that the suspects were last seen fleeing the area in a white Honda Fit motor car.
They are appealing to anyone with information that may assist in this investigation to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or call the Crime Stoppers anonymous hotline at 800-TIPS (8477).
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Comments (2)
Apex Jones August 13, 2025, 7:05 AM
Like the person was just laying in wait. What is going on in our little beautiful paradise
Informed citizen August 13, 2025, 12:18 PM