Relatives: Slain Black Rock businessman may have been targeted for jewellery

Crime

Lourianne GrahamJournalist at Barbados Today

July 7, 2026

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Relatives: Slain Black Rock businessman may have been targeted for jewellery

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The fatal shooting of a 40-year-old Black Rock man outside his home before dawn on Monday has left relatives in shock, with family members describing him as a loving, hardworking father and suggesting he may have been targeted in a robbery.

According to Black Rock police, officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 5:10 a.m. on Belfield Road, Black Rock. They discovered the man with several gunshot wounds to his body. He later died from his injuries at the scene.

Belfield Road, Black Rock where shooting occured early Monday morning. (Photo Credit: Lourianne Graham/Barbados TODAY)

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