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UPDATE: Shooting victim is local Jareem A. Todman of Spooner’s Estate

Our News Centre can confirm that the man gunned down in his vehicle early this morning, Sunday, July 28, 2024, has been identified as Spooner’s Estate resident Jareem A. Todman. Photo: Team of Reporters
Mr Jareem A. Todman, a businessman, died following gunshots while in his vehicle in the area close to the Road Town Market Square. Photo: Team of Reporters
Mr Jareem A. Todman, a businessman, died following gunshots while in his vehicle in the area close to the Road Town Market Square. Photo: Team of Reporters
A man was reportedly gunned down while in a vehicle near the Road Town Market Square early this morning, Sunday, July 28, 2024. Photo: Internet Source/File
A man was reportedly gunned down while in a vehicle near the Road Town Market Square early this morning, Sunday, July 28, 2024. Photo: Internet Source/File
SPOONER’S ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Our News Centre can confirm that the man gunned down in his vehicle early this morning, Sunday, July 28, 2024, has been identified as Spooner’s Estate resident Jareem A. Todman.

Mr Todman, a businessman, died following gunshots while in his vehicle in the area close to the Road Town Market Square. 

Police are still investigating the cause of his shooting and we will bring more details once they become available. 

See previous article published July 28, 2024

Man killed in shooting near Road Town Market Square

A man was reportedly gunned down while in a vehicle near the Road Town Market Square early this morning, Sunday, July 28, 2024.

The identity of the deceased is known to us but we will not disclose until confirmation that next of kin has been adequately notified.

Police are investigating.

More details to follow.

 

75 Responses to “UPDATE: Shooting victim is local Jareem A. Todman of Spooner’s Estate”

  • W****8**k (28/07/2024, 08:03) Like (30) Dislike (12) Reply

    That’s why u don’t mix and associate with them people u will always fall in problem

  • A********** R********* (28/07/2024, 08:04) Like (18) Dislike (5) Reply

    Them guys ain’t got the last white sand mission police got that so you have to pay that was a lot of money

  • ... (28/07/2024, 08:07) Like (11) Dislike (9) Reply
    rest easy king
  • reality (28/07/2024, 08:12) Like (21) Dislike (10) Reply
    So help me understand if a gun is legal & registered would it not be more easily tracked or have gun makers negligently & purposely excluded that function with their immunity from law suit? I ask because this place is not securing us & local law makers need to get to action on a legal gun ownership law whether the governor backs it or lacks assent or not place the bill on his desk & let us know it was done by OUR democracy never mind his I ASSENT.

    Honestly between the governor & local security council you all are abysmal failures to the point of being a sad joke.

    Its not personal but these murders happen in town way too often, the place where the police headquarters are located, plus another station. More officers imported yet non to witness, non to fight back, all undercover but not seeing shhhh until its stepped on & stinks.

    Town is supposed to be very secure while you constantly argue police can not be everywhere, why are they not there??????

    There are 350+ officers and EIGHT - NINE ways in/out including the sea as 1. I may be missing an entrance/exit point or two but cmon get your shhh together.

    Are you really upholders of the law when you cant even stand guard successfully??????

    Guess what, no excuses those 8+ entrance & exit into & out of town can be monitored with a device call a camera, 8 drones can be stationed at those points and elevated remotely at a moments notice. Every one of these assassin are trying to get away, none of them stay for the fame or expect to die like the trump shooter.

    These type want to live free.

    If they are caught or killed every single time it would not happen over & over. Secret service director resigned after trump got grazed.

    When will those in charge of our security resign for the deaths that have occurred under their term of responsibility?! Obviously they are not capable nor mentally prepared to secure us, they have the money & manpower already, stop feeding the people bull crap.
  • reality (28/07/2024, 08:15) Like (14) Dislike (20) Reply
    near the Road Town Market Square early this morning

    meaning near the POLICE HEADQUATERS? Ok we are really left for dead without security in the capital or anywhere else.
    • ??? (28/07/2024, 10:06) Like (43) Dislike (1) Reply
      Not like it occurred in front of the station and it was execution style....what exactly did you expect police to do? Lol ayo jokey
      • Sad (28/07/2024, 14:01) Like (11) Dislike (2) Reply
        Remember the police don’t know what to do in cases such as these. Remember Jamal smith called and they pretended to be pursuing the call and went back to the station like nothing happened.
  • Voter6 (28/07/2024, 09:15) Like (39) Dislike (7) Reply
    I YOU ALL GOING COME AND BLAME THE POLICE AND THEY SHOULD BE UP AND DOWN THE ROAD BUT REMEMBER THEY CAN'T BE IN HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME.
    • Policeman waste (28/07/2024, 18:13) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      You see police after the little march a few police woman try. Since
      none big softball game not one around
  • Who died? (28/07/2024, 09:16) Like (3) Dislike (3) Reply
    Can somebody tell me who died?
  • YESSA (28/07/2024, 09:16) Like (56) Dislike (15) Reply
    The gun problem in this place is Andrew fault
    • @Yessa (28/07/2024, 10:28) Like (14) Dislike (15) Reply
      This is a chicken/egg situation. We the voters is the issue, we voted this man party knowing full well his district would vote for him. So we are to be blamed for this and the way we raising our children.
      • YESSA (28/07/2024, 11:48) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
        We the voters?, yeah y’all are the problem cause not a man with sense thought they were a savior of any sorts, greed and evil is what was allowed in this country from many angles, a lot of it is known news and majority decided to turn blind eyes
    • @ yessa (28/07/2024, 10:38) Like (14) Dislike (10) Reply
      Yesss sahh!!
      A real @$$ hole comment from a master @$$ hole themself. So that means he is to blame for your senseless comment too??
      People always looking to point fingers and blame everyone and everything including the government or that they grow up without a father, who they belong to, but NEVER take responsibility for their own actions. How ayo mentality get so screwed up????
      • YESSA (28/07/2024, 11:52) Like (23) Dislike (3) Reply
        You sound like you talking just because you have a mouth, that man decided to turn down free assistance from the UK to secure our boarders and instead decided to put money in to some barges…I could understand yeah he trying to help his own but ultimately look at what the repercussions are now from him doing that
        • @Yessa (28/07/2024, 14:10) Like (7) Dislike (6) Reply
          You got to be real mentally enslaved colonized mumu deep I the bum of Massa because open your eyes nothing from the uk is "free". Irma they offered a loan guarantee but gave GRANTS to other Caribbean islands and you still here yapping like they the savior. SHUT UP. All yall do is politicize things that don't make senseeeer
  • flight (28/07/2024, 09:17) Like (19) Dislike (2) Reply
    Heard over 20 shots. Sounded like two different firarms. That was aroubd 4 a.m.
    • D5 (28/07/2024, 11:05) Like (15) Dislike (2) Reply
      I telling yah....the machine gun first then the hand gun finished...heard them shots from home..also heard no active response from the police station thats right there...only thing was heard after was the dogs in hills
  • #Reality (28/07/2024, 09:21) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    The reality is there is nothing like 350 police officers. And the ones they got looking after everyone else like glorified security guards
  • hmm (28/07/2024, 09:25) Like (14) Dislike (20) Reply
    is it because of jealousy ??? Damnn R.I.P jareem
  • Blind Man (28/07/2024, 09:41) Like (34) Dislike (4) Reply
    Another execution style murder same as Benny what that tells you the same person doing it.
  • @reality (28/07/2024, 09:51) Like (43) Dislike (7) Reply
    the only people getting shot are ones that carry illegal guns thinking they gangsters , live life fast and die quick
  • Matter of time (28/07/2024, 10:04) Like (40) Dislike (3) Reply
    Them lost that big load of dope up Hodges creek sometime earlier in the year.

    I guess something had to give at losing that coke. Or could be something else.

    But either way I could never live that life style. The people you work for will kill you and the police can lock you up anytime now. So you own you own sleeping with 2 eye open


    I will continue to discourage the youth in lookin' into that kinda of lifestyle it is to be frown upon.


    Wa tola radio the say free west bank? Criminal organisation? Y'all check them YouTube videos? Lol ok nuff said.
  • Mark (28/07/2024, 10:10) Like (65) Dislike (5) Reply
    It doesn't matter who did it, it wss just a matter of time when it's gonna happen. When you understand the game you will not be surprised when things like this happens.

    One will argue if BVI is a safe place and I will say yes. If u look at what has been happening. If ur not in anything then urr not gonna be in anything. All of these murders were targeted. Some will get in their feelings from what I just said but when u remove all the noise u will see what I mean.
    • facts (28/07/2024, 11:56) Like (37) Dislike (1) Reply
      I agree, who get hit most times know why they get hit, you just got to pray to god when those things taking place your loved ones are clear of that misfire
  • Know When To Quit (28/07/2024, 10:27) Like (49) Dislike (2) Reply
    @hmm
    It’s becuz of jealousy, what? Maybe becuz if dishonesty instead.
    Everything only for a time. U live by the sword, U die by the sword.
    All who running this white powder like it’s a legal business and don’t know when to quick, will die young and leave their children, family and them girls who love the fast money behind and them fools gone shut eye country land, never to return. It’s not worth it.
    Your big life here on earth only lasted for a short while.
    There’s a lot more that’s gonna go as well becuz they love the fast money and the big lifestyle.
    U all leave that WHITE GIRL alone, she’s dangerous and she doesn’t love U. She’s your ENERMY.
  • SYDNEY (28/07/2024, 10:27) Like (24) Dislike (1) Reply
    If THE POLICE CANY SOLVES THE PROBLEMS IN THE FORCE. HOW THE HELL THEY SOLVE OTHER PROBLEMS ON THE STREETS. I MADE A COMPLAINT TWO WEEKS NOW AND WAS TOLD THEY WILL SEND SOMEONE NOT UP TO NOW IM STILL WAITING.
  • cgb (28/07/2024, 10:31) Like (7) Dislike (3) Reply
    I see you sleeping Baugher’sBay
  • @@Reality (28/07/2024, 10:36) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    That is not true.

    There are too many examples which is why there are no excuses. How about the man who got shot in the bar coldly, during a robbery. How about the man shot lying in his home watching TV when a murder ran through and shot him on a whim. You & that line of thinking wants us to rely on the assumption that people with evil intentions are moral while executing crimes.

    Had that cold bar robber who shot an innocent person, been doing the Aladin robbery instead of a bar robbery then they may want to test their toy and the people would have been blown away in road town with no chance except to TRY running & hiding. No armed security nothing. Clean get away after doing whatever they want.

    Thank goodness they didnt but the mercy & decency of a criminal is not what our security should be based on!
  • Voter6 (28/07/2024, 10:56) Like (41) Dislike (2) Reply
    SOMETIMES THE POLICE IS THE BIGGEST ENEMY WHEN IT COMES TO SOLVING CRIMES BECAUSE THE WAY tthey TREAT PEOPLE SOME DONT GIVE A SHIT TO HELP THEM IF THEY KNOW. IM NOT SAYING IT'S RIGHT.
  • samuel (28/07/2024, 11:42) Like (29) Dislike (5) Reply
    Losing close 250mil of dope ain't nothing to laugh at and I'm sure he understood and was well aware of this. It was just a matter of time.That is about half of the BVI annual budget.

    Some will be surprised of the amount of money running through this place. So stop blaming the police, they have to control of when these hits are ordered. Plus these police will not there go up against these man when they are in the act. Alot of innocent ppl will get hurt.
  • Not safe (28/07/2024, 11:55) Like (27) Dislike (22) Reply
    When the country find out that is police doing some of these hits alongside prisoners. All hell break lose
  • Wellsah (28/07/2024, 12:04) Like (29) Dislike (0) Reply
    another boat / drug man?
  • swag (28/07/2024, 12:50) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    ???? condolences
  • Not Right (28/07/2024, 13:05) Like (10) Dislike (9) Reply
    I saw a police women the other day driving and accompanying a government female official to the grocery store. Our tax dollars are not being used correctly, the protect their own but not the public who are paying their salaries. Massive change is needed in the police farce. These Brit cops are good at harassing people who send mean tweets but run away from real criminals.
  • Strupes (28/07/2024, 13:06) Like (35) Dislike (3) Reply
    Imagine you going sailing on your boats weekends, eating and drinking with your so-called partners to only be plotting your demise.
  • # YESSA (28/07/2024, 13:18) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    YOU SAID IT LIKE IT IS , AND THE BLACK TRUMP. ON THIS SITE RESPONDED BY USING SOME OF HIS FANCY NAMES , TO BLAME THE POLICE AND DEFEND HIS EX BOSS WHO LOVED TO PLAY RODEO GAMES , A LOT NOF YOUTHS HAVE BEEN GUNNED DOWN , AND DOME WENT MISSING TOO , , I HOPE HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE N, IF HE IS THEN HE HAS BLLOD ON HIS HANDS AND WHEN KARMA PAY HIM A VISIT IFLTS NOT GOING TO BE NICE , BECAUSE HIS FAMILY IS GOING GOING TO GET TOUCHED ALSO - ( SADLY FOR THE SSKE OF GREED AND A FEW $$$$$ MORE / WHICH HE ALREADY WAS MAKING AS A PREMIER OF THE COUNTRY HE BORN IN , ALL HE NEEDED WAS INTEGRITY - RESPECT - DIGNITY ETC , HE IS AN INSULT TO MR STOUTT AND HIS PEOPLE AND HIS COUNTRY • YET THESE HYPOCRITES HAVE A PICTURE OF HIM IN THE HOA , SO IT SHOWS THAT THEY LACK THE SAME THINGS HE DOES * INTEGRITY - RESPECT - DIGNITY ETC * AS ME PATHNER CSC HOLLERED OUT " WE GOT FRIGGED "
  • No apologies (28/07/2024, 13:28) Like (26) Dislike (7) Reply
    No apologies but I don’t feel sorry for Jareem, wa you even doing out at 4 in the morning cooling in your vehicles, all it took was 1 call and them man ain’t loaf on that play.
    • 47 (28/07/2024, 14:54) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
      word to the wise if you wanted stay home, but even that won't save you if you are really wanted
  • Stealth (28/07/2024, 13:30) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    A country in distress, a country adrift, a country in danger, a country turning on itself., etc. it is living the good, bad and ugly of modern life. The village was a simple life but a safer, better quality of life, etc. With the prevalence of technology, along with the full exposure to the outside world, we, as a people, lost sight for and respect for tge dignity and value of human life. We are treating our fellow residents as a disposable item with no care or remorse. We cannot jail our way out of this. At one time, murder in the BVI was an infrequent occurrence, and murder was a big f’ing deal. But today, though, it is common place. How can the VI move out of this space? It will require strong leadership.

    Moreover, in some quarters, leadership is define as guiding or directing a group towards a new direction after critical analysis of tge sicial, economic and political condition on the ground. Having done that they develop a plan with strategies to resolve the problem.
  • jj (28/07/2024, 13:39) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    I told you when thing like this happens it must have a motive behind it no joke
  • Let’s bet (28/07/2024, 13:46) Like (26) Dislike (1) Reply
    Tomorrow a certain radio station and host will try to justify the lifestyle and how people just hating. Instead of condoning the trade it’s more like it’s ok…
  • de silent one (28/07/2024, 13:57) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    This lot of police officers that we have now are missing in action, they are not up to the task of policing our community.
    On the other hand, it was just a matter of time before someone made to pay for that major drug burst earlier in the year, but unfortunately there are more to come
  • @ nMOT SAFE (28/07/2024, 14:58) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    HERE YOU COME AGAIN WITH YOUR SUBTERFUGE MENTALITY NARRITIVES , USING DIFFERENT NAMES , BUT SAME SH*T YOU FORGOT TO HOLLER OUT FREE THE DREW
  • West boyz (28/07/2024, 15:18) Like (27) Dislike (0) Reply
    Oh lord another tola "business man" dead

    Dreadd
  • Wbank (28/07/2024, 15:36) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    He pana run back to the sister island to live but we coming for him next. Don’t make we shake up Vg. #juice
  • reality (28/07/2024, 16:20) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
    I would hold the police responsible as they can do way more. We dont even have shot spotter system like the USVI.

    Plus those venezuelans that escaped and had their picture up broad and bold were never found. We dont know what those people came off that cruise to do.

    We have our security as a fantasy, any terrorist can come in and we make ourselves vulnerable.
  • W$I (28/07/2024, 16:21) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    Play your card safe big J …, can’t be out there karaoking
  • hmm (28/07/2024, 17:16) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    I remember him from high school. He has accumulated a lot of wealth really fast. That’s all I will say
  • Mark safe from mika barry (28/07/2024, 17:29) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Glad i ain on the green light list
  • 45 massive (28/07/2024, 17:31) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    Where is Mika Berry
  • Brea (28/07/2024, 17:32) Like (3) Dislike (5) Reply
    Rest easy big j! I will miss you
  • 2024 (28/07/2024, 18:13) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    when will the Black-On-Black Crime Stop
  • l (28/07/2024, 18:15) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    So sad and condolences to his family. When will all of these killings stop?
  • Tola Radio (28/07/2024, 19:24) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    Wah tola radio does say again? Free west bank. Free the drew?

    Wa west bank nickname is again? Oh "killa"

    So the killa?
    So free a guy who nicknames himself killa

    Lol ok
  • Norris Turnbull (28/07/2024, 20:07) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    The killings will continue until morality increases.
  • How??? (28/07/2024, 21:24) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Partna! How you leh dem man kill you?!! Ayo man dies geh too comfortable and feel ayo could move however Ayo want! Like ayo ain’t seeing wha going on! smh
  • To Matter of time (28/07/2024, 22:11) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    The guy on the radio said to free W.B. He said he’s a law abiding citizen with a clean record and they are harassing him unjustly…lol. I don’t know when they’ll understand that sometimes prison is the safest place for them.
  • RISK TAKERS (28/07/2024, 23:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    THESE GUYS GAMBLE THEIR LIFE AND REAP THE ULTIMATE BLESSINGS OF THEIR RISK! THEY ALREADY CAME TO TERMS WITH THAT RISK. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY PEOPLE IN THE BVI LIKE TO PRETEND LIKE THEY DIDNT KNOW THE BUSINESS THESE GUYS CONDUCT! THIS IS THE ONLY RESULT FROM THAT LIFE STYLE. DEAD OR IN JAIL. LETS NORMALIZE PEOPLE WITH HONEST JOBS AND TRYING TO BE AROUND FOR THIER CHILDREN!


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