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*TCI POLICE STATEMENT* – March 8, 2025 – SHOOTING INCIDENT (Update)

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Turks and Caicos, March 8, 2025 – The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is confirming that last evening’s wounding incident in Grace Bay is now classified as a homicide.  Head of the Serious Crime Unit acting Superintendent Grantley Williams said, “Shortly after 6:30 pm yesterday (07 March), officers received several calls alerting them to a shooting in a carpark opposite a resort. Upon arriving at the given location, they observed a male victim lying next to a blue Toyota Vitz dressed in a white t-shirt and long brown pants with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

“The injured male was rushed to a medical facility for treatment. However, he succumbed to injuries sustained at 7:35 pm.  The deceased has been identified as Ricardo Pierre.  We extend our condolences to Mr. Pierre’s relatives and friends.

“Preliminary investigations thus far indicate Mr. Pierre was walking towards his vehicle when a lone gunman approached and shot him.

The suspect then escaped by driving off. Our investigations so far have revealed this was a targeted attack, and we are probing all angles to piece together the circumstances surrounding this tragedy.  We ask anyone who witnessed this incident or has video footage to contact us.  Your assistance is needed”.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the closest police station, 911, the Serious Crime Unit at 231-1842, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 to provide information anonymously.

Additionally, individuals are encouraged to download the Crime Stoppers P3 app to share information.

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Charges Laid in Theft and DUI Cases

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Turks and Caicos, March 22, 2025 – The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force reports the arrest of ROLIN THOBY for the offence of THEFT.

THOBY, 41, was taken into custody on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, for questioning by  investigators and released pending further inquiries.  He was charged on 17th March and granted police bail in the sum of USD 2,000 and is scheduled to appear before a Magistrate on Monday, 7 April 2025.

Thoby was charged following investigations into an incident at a location on Leeward Highway, Providenciales, where officers recovered several items at the scene, including a generator, an Igloo cooler, and construction tools.

Charges in DUI Case JEFF PIERRE, 30, has been charged with the offence of driving a motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit.

Pierre of Five Cays was charged yesterday and granted police bail in the sum of USD 1,000 with one surety. He is scheduled to appear before a Magistrate in Providenciales on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

The arrest and subsequent charge followed an incident on March 2, 2025, when officers responded to an accident along Grace Bay Road near Alexandra Park Road.

Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle on the sidewalk with deployed airbags. The officers took certain actions, and Pierre was arrested.

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Wanted “Woody” Charged

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Turks and Caicos, March 12, 2025 – On March 4, 2025, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RT&CIPF) issued a Wanted Bulletin for HAYWOOD MCINTOSH following a report of malicious damage to property and assault.

Five days later, (9th March), officers conducting patrols in the Grace Bay area identified and apprehended McIntosh.

McIntosh, also known as “Woody“, was searched, during which officers allegedly discovered a pistol and an extended magazine containing ammunition in his possession.

McIntosh was arrested and subsequently charged on Tuesday, 11 March 2025.

McIntosh, 38, of The Bight, faces the following offences:

  • Possession of a firearm
  • Possession of ammunition

The accused is expected to appear in court on the next available date and remains in custody.

The RT&CIPF remains committed to ensuring public safety and urges anyone with information regarding illegal firearms to report it anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 (TIPS) or contact the nearest police station.

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Homicide Updates

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Turks and Caicos, 11th March 2025 – The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force confirms that a 29-year-old male remains in custody as a person of interest in the fatal shooting of an unidentified male in Dock Yard yesterday (10 March).

The deceased, believed to be of Haitian nationality, is described as a slim-built male in his mid20s with a short afro and goatee. He was found wearing only white boxers in a bushy area behind Dock Yard. Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify him.

Investigations have thus far revealed that shortly after 8:30 am, several calls were placed to the Police Control Room stating a body was at a location in Dock Yard.

Officers arrived at the scene and were led to a ditch, where they confirmed the report.

In a separate case, detectives recovered a black vehicle suspected to have been used in the March 7th murder of Ricardo Pierre. A 21-year-old Dock Yard male has been arrested on suspicion of Mr. Pierre’s death.

Both homicide investigations are ongoing.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the police at 911, the Serious Crime Unit at 2311842, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers P3 app.

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