Assistant Commissioner of Police, Zhivargo Dames spoke with reporters on Saturday at the scene of a shooting at a barbershop in the Fox Hill community.  He expressed hope that the violence of 2024 would not cross over into 2025.

He said, “we are very hopeful that as we move forward into the new year that what we are seeing here that we will not carry that over.  Because everyone who has a responsibility in the fight against crime I think has taken it very serious and want to see this Bahamaland remain safe for all to come, visit, work and play.”

He added, “as we move into 2025 where we have those concerns with the system conversations have already been had with the highest level and we are fixing it.  And so we are very hopeful, again, that as we go into 2025 that we will not carry what we experience in 2024 into 2025.”