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Man who broadcast voice notes is shot • Shooting comes hours after Commissioner says trust probe • Fernander says team from security and intelligence branch will lead investigation • Law enforcement teams from US and UK ‘willing to help ensure impartiality’ By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net SYLVENS Metayer, the man who first disclosed voice notes that led Criminal Investigation Department head Chief Superintendent of Police Michael Johnson to take leave amid a police probe, was shot during a Facebook Live broadcast last night. Hundreds were tuning in when a dozen or more shots rang through his house, forcing him to fall to the ground amid sounds of breaking glass and a crying baby. Mr Metayer, whose Chief of Police Clayton Fernander at press conference yesterday speaks to the media about details of investigate voice notes. Photo: Nikis Charloton
SEE page three Man who shared voice notes shot during live stream last night.
Fernander assures public: ‘You can trust police probe’ By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander sought to assure the public that the Royal Bahamas Police Force is worthy of its trust after voice notes purporting to capture conversations about a quid-pro-quo arrangement
involving a senior police officer and a prominent gang leader circulated last week, jarring residents. He said little about the voice notes during a press conference but said investigators would determine the reliability of the recordings and figure out when, where and by whom they were SEE page three
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