A man was fatally shot near a funeral home in Bush Hall, St. Michael, just after viewing his deceased brother’s body. Two men reportedly exited a vehicle and opened fire, striking the victim multiple times. Despite emergency medical efforts, he later died, becoming Barbados’ 28th homicide for the year. Police investigations are ongoing. Source: Starcom…
Read More Homicide #28: Fatal Shooting in Bush Hall, St. MichaelThe Barbados Police Service has identified the victim of the June 22, 2025, shooting at Whitehall, St. Michael as 24-year-old Gavin Nicholas Archer of Well Gap, Cave Hill, St. Michael. Police are also seeking public assistance in identifying several persons of interest related to recent shooting incidents. Anyone with information is urged to contact the…
Read More Homicide #26: Fatal Shooting in WhitehallSo in my last post, a few hours ago, I wrote about Pine-related areas and how often they appeared in Barbados homicide data. This time, I took a similar look at Black Rock, another district in St. Michael that seems to come up repeatedly (at least, between 2018 and 2025). (Quick reminder, my homicide information…
Read More Black Rock and St. Michael: A Closer Look at Homicide PatternsPinelands, St. Michael (Source: Google Maps). I use The Pine and Pinelands interchangeably. Last night I imported 2018 homicide records into the Barbados Homicide Database (still doing some data cleaning), bringing the total to 284 recorded homicides from 2018 to 2025. (Quick reminder, my homicide information comes from what I manually collect from main stream…
Read More The Pine and St. Michael: A Closer Look at Homicide PatternsPolice have identified the victim of an early morning (June 16) shooting in The Ivy, St Michael as 39-year-old Anderson Calderon of North Close, Wildey. Calderon was fatally shot around 12:03 a.m. on Skeetes Road, where a medical doctor later pronounced him dead at the scene. This marks Barbados’ 25th homicide for the year. District…
Read More Homicide #25: Fatal Shooting in The Ivy