The Criminal Investigations Department (Northern Division) of The Barbados Police Service (TBPS), has formally and jointly charged Raquawn Ashra Ian Zepherin, 19 years of Fox Club Gap, The Garden, St. James and Isaac Joshua Estophile, 26 years of Crick Hill, St. James for several offences which were committed on Sunday 15^th September 2024, whilst at 1^st Avenue, Lower Carlton, Saint James:

1. Murder – of Shakari Forde
2. Endangering the life of – Leisha Jordan
3. Wounding of – a minor

Zepherin and Estophile are charged separately for – Unlawful use of a firearm.

Both accused appeared in the Holetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday 4^th October, 2024 before Magistrate Wayne Clarke and have been remanded to The Barbados Prison Service (Dodds). They are scheduled to reappear in the Holetown Magistrate’s Court on Friday 1^st November, 2024.