Two men who are on bail in connection with a high-profile murder which occurred in 2016, are assisting police with investigations into the shooting death of Acting Station Sergeant Newton Lewis. Police sources confirmed that the two, along with another man, were in custody and charges were imminent. The two men were arrested in 2016 with two others, for the execution-style shooting of another man, which was caught on camera …
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The Royal Barbados Police Force is continuing investigations into the death of a police officer who was shot and killed while responding to an attempted robbery in his neighbourhood of Rose Hill, St Peter on Saturday night.
The officer was identified as acting station sergeant, Newton Lewis, the driver assigned to Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith.
Police are asking for the public’s assistance regarding the shooting incident which occurred about 9:05 p.m.
“The officer identified as Station Sergeant (Acting) Newton Lewis, the assigned driver to the Commissioner of Police Mr Tyrone Griffith, was reported to have encountered a group of armed men who were attempting a robbery at a shop in that area. In an attempt to prevent the robbery, Station Sergeant [Acting] Lewis was shot and killed by the armed assailants,” a statement today said.
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A police officer who was responding to an attempted robbery in his neighbourhood of Rose Hill, St Peter was shot and killed on Saturday night.
He was identified as acting station sergeant, Newton Lewis, the personal driver of Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith.
Addressing the media from the scene, police spokesman acting inspector Rodney Inniss said a shopkeeper reported the attempted robbery around 9:05 p.m. and requested assistance from Lewis who lived a few metres away. He responded with someone who lived in the general area, but never made it to the shop.
“He was on his way to the establishment when he was confronted by the said assailants. A number of gunshots was heard and that police officer fell to the ground. He was pronounced dead at the scene,” Inniss said.
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Key points and live updates from the February 18, 2021 COVID management press conference featuring Attorney General Dale Marshall, Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith and Dr Chaynie Williams, consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Attorney General Dale Marshall
We are now at Directive #4 which became effective at midnight last night and will expire at midnight February 28, 2021.
There is a current curfew in Barbados from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
A number of people are moving around and Barbadians are not understanding what is expected of them.
It seems they feel they should only be home during curfew and can do as they please.