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Motor scooter rider shot in leg in Baughers Bay

- taken to D. Orlando Smith Hospital
Information just reaching our news centre is that a male motor scooter rider was taken to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital with a gunshot wound today, October 27, 2020. Photo: VINO/File
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Information just reaching our news centre is that a male motor scooter rider was taken to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital with a gunshot wound today, October 27, 2020.

According to reports, the man was shot while in Baughers Bay, Tortola.

Only yesterday, October 26, 2020, a motor scooter rider discharged several rounds while chasing a rental vehicle in the Carrot Bay community,

It is unclear at this time if the shootings are connected.

Police have confirmed that a male is being treated for a wound to the leg he received sometime today.

"The circumstances surrounding that injury is unclear at this time, therefore, no further details can be provided," Police Information Officer Diane L. Drayton responded when our newsroom reached out for confirmation and details.

35 Responses to “Motor scooter rider shot in leg in Baughers Bay”

  • prayers (27/10/2020, 14:05) Like (19) Dislike (0) Reply
    Is wah? wild wild west?
  • No joke ting (27/10/2020, 14:09) Like (9) Dislike (2) Reply
    Padna cud be innocent but just wana thro dis out dere.

    'He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword'- Jesus Christ, the man himself said so. Matthew 26:52
  • lawdy (27/10/2020, 14:29) Like (5) Dislike (23) Reply
    When found deport them behind back down island
  • now (27/10/2020, 14:34) Like (10) Dislike (12) Reply
    Is time for a mass deportation here
    • Start here (28/10/2020, 06:49) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
      Almost all of them who call themselves tola people ain't born here neither so as I said start with yourselves first.
  • lol (27/10/2020, 14:34) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    So them follow him from all the way carrot bay them wanted him dead
  • Wellsah (27/10/2020, 14:35) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
    Bvi leveling up to the St Thomas shoot out in the day
    • @ wellsah (27/10/2020, 15:01) Like (8) Dislike (9) Reply
      Not the whole bvi is bad tortola full of criminals and island people
      • To wellsah (27/10/2020, 15:09) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
        Shut the hell up but bad Tortola y’all sister island people just jealous because y’all irrelevant
  • Honestly (27/10/2020, 14:37) Like (9) Dislike (42) Reply
    I blame funny man walwyn
  • look (27/10/2020, 14:43) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    This thing is getting from bad to worst time to stop d violence against me
  • Whoa (27/10/2020, 15:25) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    I hope the hospital is on lockdown>?????
  • tola (27/10/2020, 15:28) Like (27) Dislike (1) Reply
    @honesy blame your mother and father for getting you. The man is not in politics leave the man alone you people are worst than garbage.
  • WHAT!!!! (27/10/2020, 15:35) Like (3) Dislike (4) Reply
    Possible it is the same idiot on a scooter from Carrot Bay who has shot him self in the leg.
  • from buckingham palace (27/10/2020, 15:46) Like (15) Dislike (2) Reply
    all you too daam hypocrite.is the end of time coming to our shores,because we supporting criminals who destroying society.
    all you giving criminals the strength and the power to behave this way,so criminals realize you all like them over the police.
    so criminals,show off on them and call on good people in society to match in support of you,because that is what bvi people like.criminals.
    all you too daam hypocrites.
  • u (27/10/2020, 15:54) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    Every thing happened island people this and island people that do you know of which country with its own naturality alone liveing there this is nonsense that's why all this have to stop
  • True (27/10/2020, 16:32) Like (8) Dislike (11) Reply
    I too blame funny man
  • wow (27/10/2020, 17:38) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    Where is the voice of C** D**P? She NEVER talk about the issues that affecting the people! She’s actually acting like if she was an elected representative she could have done better. Sin D just need to chill. Used the energy for to ask them dudes to hold it now! Scaredy cat lol can’t even post condoning the acts of crime...
  • @now (27/10/2020, 17:40) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    you seems to know who are the culprits, if not, i can boldly say without any reservation, that almost all gun crimes are being done by local hoodies who are trying to patronize their neighbor. Where are you going to deport them to?
  • Trouble meh (27/10/2020, 20:20) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    2020 ah boss bvi is sick with covid 23 !!
  • ... (27/10/2020, 21:16) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    Island people till is one of ur sons of the soil then u go running to the government for a break
  • Most Wanted (28/10/2020, 14:11) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    safe recovery to whom was shot ...
  • fred (28/10/2020, 17:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Crocodile


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