Bermuda Police Arrest Two Men Over Cricketer’s Murder

HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 22, (CMC) – Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old national team cricketer, Fiqre Crockwell, who was gunned down, earlier this week, on the outskirts of Hamilton.

It was Bermuda’s second shooting death of the year.

Detective Sergeant, Kenton Trott, told a news conference, today, that one man had been arrested on Monday, and the second, a day later.

Trott said Crockwell had not been identified as being involved in any of the island’s gangs.

A second victim, a 46-year-old man who has not been named, was taken to hospital after police discovered him with stab wounds in the same location as Crockwell.

Police have not established whether the two incidents were linked, Trott said.

“It is the second shooting death of the year and the 29th gun death since 2009, when the shooting increases began,” said Assistant Commissioner, Antoine Daniels.

Governor George Fergusson, earlier, called the attacks “desperately sad,” adding “I condemn, in the strongest terms, those who go about with illegal guns. There is not the slightest reason or excuse and, the lack of respect for life, which it implies, is appalling.”

Crockwell was a wicketkeeper-batsman at club and international level.

He was a key player for club St. David’s, whom he helped to victory in a top-of-the-table match against Bailey’s Bay a week before his death.

Crockwell made his last appearance for Bermuda while on a tour of Jamaica in April last year .