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| A Welsh-born financial adviser, who was shot in the head as he arrived at work in the Bahamas last month, has died the Foreign Office has confirmed. | A Welsh-born financial adviser, who was shot in the head as he arrived at work in the Bahamas last month, has died the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| Hywel Jones, 55, was said to have been under police guard at hospital in Nassau, New Providence island, after the shooting on 22 April. | Hywel Jones, 55, was said to have been under police guard at hospital in Nassau, New Providence island, after the shooting on 22 April. |
| Witnesses said Mr Jones was shot by a lone attacker as he left his car. | Witnesses said Mr Jones was shot by a lone attacker as he left his car. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The Royal Bahamas Police force is investigating the shooting." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The Royal Bahamas Police force is investigating the shooting." |
| He added: "Consular staff have been in contact with the local authorities and the family of Hywel Jones and are providing consular assistance to them." | |
| Mr Jones, a writer and speaker on international banking, finance, and taxation, was born and raised in north Wales but had lived in Peterston-Super-Ely near Cardiff before he moved to the Caribbean. | |
| He worked in the finance sector before setting up his own business, Britannia Investment, and had been described as a "mover and shaker" on the local business scene. | |
| 'Random target' | |
| He was a former director of The Bankers Association of The Bahamas and The Bahamas Institute of Bankers. | |
| Royal Bahamas Police have launched a murder investigation following Mr Jones's death. Assistant Supt Leon Bethel had previously said he believed Mr Jones was not a "random target". | |
| However police had said they believed many witnesses were too scared to come forward with information. | |
| It is understood police were also looking into a previous incident a few months ago when two men broke into Mr Jones's home. | |
| The Times Online reported Mr Jones had told a journalist friend in Miami weeks before the shooting that he had been beaten up by two people a few weeks earlier and consequently feared for his safety. | |
| 'Disputes' | |
| The Bahama Journal has carried a tribute to Mr Jones by a former business associate, the former Bahamas MP, Lester Turnquest. | |
| The two were involved in a civil suit against each other after Mr Turnquest severed ties with Britannia Limited two years ago. | |
| Mr Turnquest was reported as saying: "We have not spoken for a number of years. He and I were litigating against each other, but that's a part of business, that's how business disputes are resolved. | |
| "I am saddened by it, it bothers me and I certainly would not want anyone to have to go through that." |