Police have released a photograph of riders suspected to have been involved in a daylight shooting that claimed the lives of two menon Tuesday.

Nakai Robinson, 18, and Natrae Eversley, 23, were killed in the incident near the junction of Court Street and Dundonald Street at about 4.40pm.

David Burt, the Premier, called it a “callous and terrifying” attack.

The incident was also condemned by Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, who vowed to commit the full resources of the Government to assist police.

Acting Commissioner of Police Antoine Daniels offered condolences to the men’s families yesterday afternoon.

He added that the pair were “callously gunned down in the prime of their lives as they spent time in a community space”.

A third man, aged 24, who also sustained gunshot wounds, remained in hospital undergoing treatment and is expected to make a full recovery, police said.

Mr Daniels noted that the island had experienced four sudden deaths in a matter of days.

“This wave of violence is especially concerning, as it comes at a time when our island should be drawing together, not pulling apart,” he said.

Mr Daniels added: “In keeping with our mission of making Bermuda safer, BPS have developed an operational response plan, centred on three priorities — targeting individuals most likely to commit violent acts, conducting a quality-focused investigation to identify and apprehend the shooter from yesterday’s incident and provide the community with high-visibility policing.”

He said tensions in Bermuda had run high since a double murder at Legends Bar in Sandys in May, but did not confirm or deny that the attack yesterday could be connected to that incident.

He stated that it was too early to say if it was linked to a shooting at Southampton Rangers Sports Club on Friday.

Mr Daniels explained: “From what our intelligence is telling us at the moment, it just appears to be tensions between rival groups going back and forth at each other.

“Drugs obviously play a part, because if someone loses money, has taken drugs from another faction or is making more money than someone else, then anger and jealousy kick in with organised feuding groups.”

Mr Daniels said drugs potentially played a role, but added that police were predominantly seeing tensions from different factions in the community.

He said police often knew who was responsible for crimes, but might lack sufficient evidence to bring them before the courts.

Mr Daniels added that CCTV would assist in this investigation and that officers would receive training on the new system in coming weeks.

He said: “The features of the system are pretty good, but we’re in the midst of training our officers on how to optimise the system — of course, you have gaps in any system and we’re looking to make that right.”

Acting Detective Superintendent Jason Smith showed a photograph, captured by a CCTV camera, of two men on a motorcycle, who are thought to have been involved.

He said that the police description of the suspects was based on what officers had initially gathered from people at the scene, and that the information could be shared with the public owing, to subsequent independent evidence.

The photo shows two men riding a motorcycle wearing full-face dark visors.

The rider was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, grey pants or jeans and what looked like white sneakers, while the pillion passenger was wearing a tan-coloured jacket and what appeared to be dark pants and black sneakers.

Mr Smith explained: “This is very, very critical to our lines of inquiry and as we are not even 24 hours into this investigation, the assistance that you can give us in recognising any of the two men on this bike is very important.”

He added that further CCTV evidence showed the cycle coming from Ewing Street and on to Court Street, where the shooting took place.

It then made a U-turn and headed back to Ewing Street, up and down Tills Hill onto North Street before proceeding somewhere “in the area of Dutton Avenue” past the Transport Control Department.

Mr Smith said they key time to focus on was 4.40pm, when Court Street was busy with people.

He added: “We are really appealing to you, members of our community, on Court Street at the time who might have witnessed this shooting, who might have seen the bike.”

However, Mr Smith urged people to delete photos or videos of the victims should they receive any.

He said: “This is an active investigation and we haven’t yet reached a stage where we are before the courts and these sort of images that go around in the public tend to have adverse effects, particularly when it comes to court proceedings.

“It’s a human effect too. If you are a family of a victim and you see that, that’s also quite disturbing.”

Witnesses to the incident should contact Acting Detective Chief Inspector Kenten Trott, the senior investigating officer in charge of the investigation, on 717-2345.