The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) are investigating the death of a man following a report of multiple shots heard being fired in the vicinity of a business place last night.
At approximately 7:57PM (Tuesday 4th March 2014), police and emergency services were called to Turkoise Point Plaza on Sand Castle Road in Grace Bay following reports of a shooting.
47 year old Robert Been, was taken to Cheshire Hall Medical Centre in a private vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite efforts of doctors, they were unable to revive Mr. Been and he was pronounced dead at 8:30PM.
Police established a crime scene around the perimeter of Turkoise Point Plaza, which was examined by specialist forensic officers.
Police officers from various units are conducting investigations into the shooting and have not arrested any suspects at present.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. All calls are answered by Miami Dade Police and no one from the RTCIPF will know who called. Only the information received will be provided to the RTCIPF. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
