A security guard was killed about 9 miles from where an American went missing in the Turks and Caicos Islands in late June, according to police.
Brian Tarrence, aged 51 from Monroe, New York, disappeared on June 25 while on a holiday with his wife on the Turks and Caicos Islands, as reported by the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. On that same day, it was reported that a security guard was fatally shot at a supermarket in the Blue Hills region of the Turks and Caicos Islands, located approximately 9 miles away from where Tarrence was last seen.
Police haven’t established a connection between the two incidents.
Grantley Williams, the acting superintendent of police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, shared in a video on Facebook that Tarrence was last noted leaving the Paradise Inn, the accommodation where the couple was lodged in the Grace Bay Area of the island.
Brian Tarrence, 51, was last observed departing from his condo around 3:30 a.m. at the Paradise Inn in Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, as per a missing persons flyer from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. (Turks and Caicos Royal Police Force)
“The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force extends sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased,” Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams said while commenting on the discovery of the body. “We urge family members of the public to refrain from speculation and allow the investigative process to confirm the identity through official channels.”
DeFazio said the coroner’s office hasn’t yet identified the body.
“The investigation into the disappearance of Brian is still ongoing,” DeFazio said in an email Wednesday. “We’re awaiting results from the coroner’s office as to proper identification.”
Tarrence and his wife left for the vacation on June 22 and were set to return on June 29.
Brian Tarrence was last seen on June 25 around 3:30 a.m. in Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos. (iStock)
Anyone with information relating to Tarrence’s disappearance is asked to call 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
