At 8:30pm on Tuesday, Police attended KEMH following a reported assault near the junction of Store Lane and Roberts Avenue in Devonshire. On arrival officers spoke with the victim, an 18 year old Devonshire man. He stated that earlier he was on Friswells Hill in Devonshire with other individuals when two young men approached him brandishing bladed articles.
At 1:05 this morning, Police received a report of a handbag snatch on Front Street in the City of Hamilton. On arrival officers spoke with the victim, a 22 year old woman who is a visitor to the island. She stated that around 1am she was walking on Front Street near Number 1 Shed when an unknown man approached her from the cycle parking area.
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to the assault of a 19 year old Devonshire man around 2:40am Sunday, July 23, 2006 on Frog Lane in Devonshire. The Devonshire man sustained serious injuries after being attacked with a bladed article.
The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm the death of 18 year old Jason Lightbourne of Paget. Jason died of gunshot wounds sustained during an incident on Ord Road in Paget around 4:05am on Sunday. The Bermuda Police Service extends its sincere condolences to the family & friends of the deceased.
Police are actively pursuing all leads in the two major incidents that took place in the early morning hours of Sunday morning. Around 2:40am on Sunday, a 19 year old Devonshire man was assaulted on Frog Lane in Devonshire with a bladed article. And around 4:05am on Sunday, 18 year old Jason Lightbourne died after sustaining gunshot wounds on Ord Road in Paget.
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