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| Man 'shot in head' in the Bahamas | Man 'shot in head' in the Bahamas |
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| Police in the Bahamas are investigating after a financial advisor from north Wales was shot in the head as he arrived at work. | Police in the Bahamas are investigating after a financial advisor from north Wales was shot in the head as he arrived at work. |
| Hywel Jones, who is thought to be 55, moved to the Caribbean in the 1990s, where it is understood he previously oversaw two banking institutions. | Hywel Jones, who is thought to be 55, moved to the Caribbean in the 1990s, where it is understood he previously oversaw two banking institutions. |
| He now runs his own business, Britannia Investment. | He now runs his own business, Britannia Investment. |
| Witnesses say he was shot getting out of his car at Gambier Village on the island of New Providence on Wednesday. | Witnesses say he was shot getting out of his car at Gambier Village on the island of New Providence on Wednesday. |
| He was taken to a private hospital in the island's capital Nassau, where he is said to be in a critical condition. | He was taken to a private hospital in the island's capital Nassau, where he is said to be in a critical condition. |
| Assistant Supt Leon Bethel, of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, told Associated Press (AP) news agency he believed several people witnessed the shooting but were afraid to come forward. | Assistant Supt Leon Bethel, of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, told Associated Press (AP) news agency he believed several people witnessed the shooting but were afraid to come forward. |
| He said police did not have a motive but believed Mr Jones was not a random target. | He said police did not have a motive but believed Mr Jones was not a random target. |
| The gunman was apparently waiting for Mr Jones as he arrived at his office, said the officer, adding some witnesses reported the gunman approaching his victim from behind and firing shots. | The gunman was apparently waiting for Mr Jones as he arrived at his office, said the officer, adding some witnesses reported the gunman approaching his victim from behind and firing shots. |
| Mr Jones was born and raised in north Wales before moving to the Caribbean where he worked in the finance sector before setting up his own business as a financial advisor. | Mr Jones was born and raised in north Wales before moving to the Caribbean where he worked in the finance sector before setting up his own business as a financial advisor. |
| AP described him as a former director of The Bankers Association of The Bahamas and The Bahamas Institute of Bankers. | AP described him as a former director of The Bankers Association of The Bahamas and The Bahamas Institute of Bankers. |
| Mr Jones has been described as a "mover and shaker" on the local business scene. | Mr Jones has been described as a "mover and shaker" on the local business scene. |