Another holiday weekend, another family in mourning.

There is little left to be said about the gun crime that shows no evidence of ceasing in this community, except that those who know anything about the 42 shooting incidents that have taken place in a little more than 90 days, or the three murders that have occurred since January 1, or the four shooting murders that took place in 2009, should come forward with what they know to put an end to this.

Failure to do so quite simply puts more people at risk. The day will come, if it has not already, when a person who could have helped solve a crime, but did not, out of either fear or misplaced loyalty, will end up dead.

Failure to do so will lead to more deaths, and it is inevitable that at some point an innocent child, passer-by or tourist will be killed. And God help this community then.

The danger now is that the community will come to accept this level of gun crime and violence as normal. It is not. It is not normal for a community that has prided itself on its low levels of crime should have armed people driving through its neighbourhoods targeting victims. It is not normal for a father to be chased across a field, filled with families, to be shot down in front of his own children.

Supt. Antoine Daniels said that a good deal of information had been provided about the Good Friday shooting. This is welcome news, and a small victory, given the historic reluctance of people to come forward. Now the Police need to ensure they make good arrests that lead to triable cases. The Department of Public Prosecutions needs to ensure that these cases are successfully prosecuted.

The Police are working hard to prevent and solve these crimes. And they are stretched, as Acting Commissioner Michael Jackman admitted. Bermuda is facing an unprecedented wave of gun crime. But the Police need to do more; they need to turn over every rock to find the murderers among us, and they need to patrol harder and be more vigilant than ever. There are signs that they are getting the resources they need, and that is welcome too.

The community needs to provide information to the Police or CrimeStoppers and turn in those who are responsible for these crimes.

The weekend's crime showed that a line has been crossed. A community event was invaded, a man shot and the culprits simply drive away. On Sunday, a sports club was the subject of a drive-by shooting – a random assault on a group of innocent people, two of whom, including a 17-year-old girl, are now in hospital.

In the past, not all of the victims of gun crime have been angels. Some had criminal records. Some had been charged with crimes and acquitted when witnesses refused to give evidence.

That does not reduce their humanity or lessen the grief of their families and friends. But a line was crossed this weekend. An innocent child could have been killed by a stray bullet on Good Friday at Victor Scott field. Innocent people were shot at Western Stars Sports Club when a football celebration was turned into tragedy.

A line has been crossed. People need to do the right thing to stop the madness.