Local News News Man shot dead by men on motorcycle, say police Barbados Today07/12/20230302 views Detectives carrying out investigations at the scene at the Grotto on Beckles Road, St Michael where a 31-year-old man was fatally shot by unknown assailants. Gunshots rang out on the typically bustling Beckles Road Wednesday afternoon, leaving one man dead in an apparent drive-by attack at the entrance of the Barbados Agricultural Society’s Grotto headquarters. The victim, a 31-year-old man whose identity remains undisclosed pending family identification, was shot dead by two masked men on a motorcycle, around 2:35 p.m., according to police. Lawmen said the victim had sought refuge in a vehicle when the gunmen opened fire but was fatally hit. The other occupant of the car escaped unharmed. Eyewitnesses in the area recalled hearing multiple gunshots. “I see fellas on a motorcycle wearing masks, that is all I see, I hear about three or four gunshots,” one man said. Police are urging anyone with information on the shooting to contact the Hastings/Worthing Police Station, Police Emergency, Crime Stoppers or the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). (RG)