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| Taxi-man Braddy
Shot to Death |
| By Sheena Brooks |
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Federation's 10th homicide
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Police are trying to
piece together the details surrounding the apparent
murder of popular taxi-man, Bradford "Braddy"
Tweed.
According to official police reports, the body of the
elderly taxi driver was discovered in the vicinity of
Morgan Heights, Canada Estate just before 5 am Thursday.
Police say he was found lying on the side of the road
next to his taxi bus T 2587.
"Police received a 911 call about 4:45 a.m. Upon
responding to the scene police discovered the body of
Bradford Tweed of Branch Street, Newtown on the ground
beside a taxi bus parked on the sea side of the island's
main road. His body was lying on the grass and bore
gunshot wounds," Police Public Relations Officer
Inspector Vaughan Henderson told The Observer.
Inspector Henderson said the actual time of death had
not yet been established as it was not known how long
the body had been lying there.
Tweed, said to be in his late 60's, was well known throughout
St. Kitts as a "friendly fellow" and one of
the original taxi-drivers on the island. According to
one person who said she had known him for more than
30 years, "He wasn't afraid to go out late at night.
He used to say "Me nah 'fraid dem."
The Observer was reliably informed by another
taxi operator that Tweed frequented the taxi stand at
the Circus late at nights and that the night before
his death, the vehicle was seen parked there sometime
after 11. The man said he did not see Tweed but had
assumed he was somewhere nearby.
Another source who was at the scene shortly after the
discovery of Tweed's body informed this media house
that there was no blood on the inside of the vehicle
nor were there any apparent bullet holes. He said the
vehicle was facing towards Basseterre. It was said that
the taxi operator partially lived in the Cayon village.
"Whoever shot him must have done it outside the
vehicle because there was no blood inside or outside
the bus. It looks like he might have been shot on the
ground," the source speculated.
Although unconfirmed reports indicate Tweed was shot
in the head, Inspector Henderson would not confirm where
about the body the man was shot or how many gunshot
wounds were visible at the time of discovery.
Inspector Henderson said police could not speculate
as to a motive for the shooting but an investigation
would immediately commence.
In the past Tweed had served as Secretary of the St.
Kitts Taxi Association and was a founding member and
the first Vice President of the Liamuiga Taxi Association.
His death brings the Federation's homicide toll to 10,
nine of which were death by the gun. One of the gun
related homicides was a police officer involved shooting.
Police inform that there are no suspects in this latest
shooting death. |
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