The girlfriend of a man shot and killed on Wednesday is reeling from grief.
Nadia Petite Freya is still in disbelief but because she is not fluent in the English Language, all she does is sob and whine for Noel Vilma, 43, who was killed at the scrap metal yard in Carmichael.
Her brother Eric Uteel speaks on her behalf, hoping to relay her overwhelming loss.
Speaking of Vilma, he said, “He [was] a very humble guy. He never mess[ed] with [anyone]. He just come to work, stay home, don’t go out like that,” he told the Nassau Guardian.
“He [didn’t] trouble [anyone].”
Authorities believe it was an attempted armed robbery turned deadly when they found Vilma lying on the ground of the compound after gunshots rang out around 12:30 pm.
A white hatchback-style vehicle was seen fleeing in a westerly direction from the scene after the occupant demanded cash from Vilma.
This is not the first time Vilma reportedly was targeted. Two weeks ago, he was robbed, and while in the Sea Breeze area, he was robbed twice, Uteel said.
“He was nice to everyone. He [didn’t] mess with people like that.
“You need something, he has it. He [gave] it to you.
Superintendent Deno Josey, the officer in charge of Western Police Station said on the scene, “We are going to find out who did this, why it happened. We’re going to bring those persons to justice.”
Vilma leaves behind a wife and child in Haiti.
His death brings the country’s murder count to 84.