Barbados today recorded its 33rd homicide for the year so far when a man was shot dead around 9:30 a.m. while he was driving a car along the road at Gall Hill, Christ Church.
This is just the latest incident in a recent resurgence of gun violence in Barbados with several of those shootings occurring in the Silver Hill/Gall Hill area, two adjoining neighbourhoods.
The deceased is Dominic Yarde, who was known by the nickname “Ted”.
Eyewitnesses at the scene told Starcom Network News the victim was shot at as he drove through the area. Badly wounded, he crashed into a route taxi and his car overturned.
Residents of the area pulled the bleeding man from the vehicle but by the time an ambulance arrived he was dead.
Nearby residents spoke of hearing the gun fire.
Acquaintances of the deceased expressed sadness over his death.
Acquaintances of shooting victim Dominic Yard, who was also known as “Ted”.
