24-year-old Cody Gomes
PRESS RELEASE
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, July 6, 2026 — The Wadadli Initiative for Self-care and Healing extends heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and wider community of 24-year-old Cody Gomes, whose sudden death is currently under investigation by the police.
According to police reports, Gomes was found unresponsive at his home early on Monday morning. Officers from the All Saints Police Station responded to the scene, and he was later pronounced dead. The circumstances surrounding his death are not yet known, and investigations are ongoing.
WISH joins the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda in urging the public to allow the family privacy, compassion, and respect during this extremely difficult time.
This is a painful moment for all who knew and loved Cody. Behind every sudden loss is a grieving family, a circle of friends, and a community left to process shock, sadness, and unanswered questions.
We encourage members of the public to refrain from speculation, harmful commentary, or the sharing of sensitive details. Instead, let us lead with kindness, check in on those around us, and offer support without judgment.
Moments like these remind us of the urgent need to continue creating safe spaces for honest conversations about mental health, emotional distress, grief, and community care. If someone you know appears withdrawn, overwhelmed, hopeless, unusually quiet, or emotionally distressed, do not dismiss it. Reach out. Listen. Stay connected. Encourage them to speak with someone they trust, including a family member, friend, counsellor, pastor, doctor, teacher, or mental health professional. If there is an immediate concern for someone’s safety, seek emergency assistance right away.
Anyone with information that may assist the police investigation is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or 462-3914. Anonymous information can also be provided through Crime Stoppers by calling 800-TIPS (8477).
To Cody’s family, loved ones, and the Swetes community, WISH offers its deepest sympathy. We hold you in our thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.
WISH remains committed to mental health education, suicide prevention awareness, and building a culture in Antigua and Barbuda where people feel safe enough to say when they are not okay.
Sudden death? How is a suspected suicide, explained as sudden death? Something is not adding up here, is someone trying to hide something? How can all the news medias be saying the same thing, even though they stated that he was found with a material tied to his neck and attached to the window. Something smells fishy.
This is a lie because it I came at the welfare to complain but my daughter is getting abuse by a man they told me the will call me and that is 6 months ago
Disgraceful !!!
I take all the pictures of the abuse so much police reports ǰ̣nothing was done because he has an uncle is an inspector in the force he break up her car hit her kids break in her house take out her valuables and no police go in search of him she cannot get to go work he beat her and lock her in a room she go to the police station nothing was done his parents cannot speak to him he curse them off and now he is threatening her if she take his name at the station again he will burn down her house …I as a mother is so much frustrated
I can’t make any sense of these rambling comments.
Who were being abused?
Are you alleging Gomes abused his girlfriend that is your child?
“I came at the welfare”
What welfare?
whose welfare?
why not the police?
Please explain,,, without assuming,,the reader,has prior knowledge.
I’m confused. Is this related to the news article? Totally lost here
This is so Sad a Young Handsome Young Man Like Thank Would Hang Himself.I Just Dont Get it ..We Loosing Our Young People Just So Something Not Right .We Really Need Prayer Mor Than Ever Before Now
This one is rough.
Handsome young man with a bright future ahead.
I feel these situations to my bones
Young people are going through a lot .
We need to pray for them without ceasing.