Bajan man shot dead at fete

(Barbados Nation) The police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding any information pertaining to the death of Adrian McDonald Wilkinson.

Wilkinson, 27, of Sealy Hall, Merricks, St Philip, died after he was shot in the stomach just after 3 a.m yesterday while at a fête near the Speightstown bypass road in St Peter.

Police were able to respond quickly and took control of the crime scene where the young man’s body lay motionless as curious onlookers gathered to get a glimpse.

Wilkinson’s grieving family said they were in no position to speak at length to the DAILY NATION. However, they described him as a “cool guy” adding he worked as a porter at Mullins Beach Bar and had no children.

Anyone with any information on this matter is asked to contact the police at 419-1730-31. Any information given will be confidential.

Last Friday Terrence “Papa T” Phillips died after he was shot near the Haynesville playing field while Arthur Frederick Chaderton and Gerhart Stock were both shot and killed on August 2.

Commissioner of Police Darwin Dottin will be speaking to the media today about crime in Barbados, especially the rise of serious gun related incidents being recorded across the island.