An eight year old boy was shot in the head on the island of Bimini over the weekend. According to police reports the boy was shot at a hotel room on King’s Street, North Bimini where he was with his 12 year old brother.
Minister of National Security, the Hon. Myles Laroda spoke with reporters on Monday about the possible consequences for the owner of the firearm used in the incident. He said, “we encourage adults, those who are in possession of licensed firearms, to make sure that all safety measures are taken into consideration especially if they have young children around. With regards to that being, if it was an unlicensed firearm, we discourage the public for being in possession of those. It’s illegal for you to carry a firearm that’s not licensed and we definitely discourage the use or the carrying of unlicensed firearms.
The eight year old boy was airlifted to a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for treatment. His brother was turned over to police by an uncle.
