The Bahamas: 4-year-old shot and killed in New Providence attack

A four-year-old boy died in a Nassau hospital last night after he was shot in the latest round of violence to plague New Providence.

Police said the boy and his parents were on the street when a man who was being pursued was shot at by two gunmen.

Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said the child was subsequently shot and was taken to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The incident was one of three shootings yesterday in the Bahamian capital.