The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force confirms that a 29-year-old male remains in custody as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of an unidentified male in Dock Yard yesterday (10 March).
The deceased, believed to be of Haitian nationality, is described as a slim-built male in his mid-20s with a short afro and goatee. He was found wearing only white boxers in a bushy area behind Dock Yard. Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify him.
Investigations have thus far revealed that shortly after 8:30 am, several calls were placed to the Police Control Room stating a body was at a location in Dock Yard.
Officers arrived at the scene and were led to a ditch, where they confirmed the report.
In a separate case, detectives recovered a black vehicle suspected to have been used in the March 7th murder of Ricardo Pierre. A 21-year-old Dock Yard male has been arrested on suspicion of Mr Pierre’s death.
Both homicide investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the police at 911, the Serious Crime Unit at 231- 1842, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers P3 app