Murder of Frederick Maybury
Mon, 2010-06-14
Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Wright - On behalf of the Commissioner of Police and members of the Bermuda Police Service I express condolences to the family and friends of Frederick Maybury.
The murder of Mr. Maybury represents the 6th death caused by gunfire in Bermuda this year (2010), while an additional 12 persons have been injured. (2009 = 4 people killed by gunfire & 13 people injured).
I acknowledge and share the concern felt throughout our community about the current frequency of gun crime. The top priority of the Bermuda Police Service is ‘Making Bermuda Safer’ and I know the community is well informed on the seriousness of the current crime problems and strongly supports the role that the men and women of the Bermuda Police Service are performing.
There has been a very positive response from the community to the recent court appearances of multiple defendants charged with murder, attempted murder and other firearms offences. However, these encouraging signs of progress will be of little comfort to Mr. Maybury’s family and friends and to others personally affected by the senseless violence. I appeal to all of those caught up in the escalation of violence for calm and restraint.
I want to assure you that we will maintain our focus on guns, gangs, drugs & violence. We will continue to focus on Prolific Priority Offenders - those among us that present the greatest threat to our community.
Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Officer in Charge of the Serious Crime Unit
The Bermuda Police Service confirms the murder of 34 year old Sandys Parish resident Mr. Frederick Eugene Maybury. Mr. Maybury was a self employed plumber, and leaves behind a grieving family to mourn his loss. At 12:35am this morning, the Bermuda Police Service attended a report of gunfire and the shooting of a man at Woody’s Drive Inn, in Sandys Parish. The Police response included officers from our Armed Response Team, Marine Unit, and patrols.
On arrival at the scene, officers determined that Mr. Maybury had been shot multiple times, and had been conveyed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead.
A full and robust investigation into this incident is underway, being lead by myself. A full complement of detectives from the Serious Crime Unit and our Forensic Support Unit has examined the scene to collect evidence, and witnesses have been sought, and interviewed. There are a number of lines of enquiry being carried out by the investigating team, including indications that the offenders may have had access to a boat. Officers are also looking at other evidence provided by witnesses at the scene, including CCTV footage. The response by the Police Service was, and will continue to be proactive to identify and bring the offenders to justice. Significant resources will be used to achieve this end.
A 44 year old St. George's man and a 34 year old Southampton man have been arrested in connection with the murder of Mr. Maybury. They are assisting Police with enquiries at this time.
The investigating team would like to speak with any person that may have seen or heard anything related to this incident – however irrelevant it may seem.
Whilst the Police will actively seek out witnesses and collect all available evidence, we encourage anyone with pertinent information to come forward. Again, this information can and will be treated in the strictest confidence.
The Serious Crime Unit can be contacted on 299-8106. In addition, anyone with any information about this fatal shooting is encouraged to contact the confidential & independent Crime Stoppers Bermuda hotline on 800-8477 (TIPS).
