Turks and Caicos has the nicest beaches in the Caribbean, but this year also already two killings, one where an American tourist celebrating her birthday in a popular restaurants was hit by a stray bullet.

Shamone Duncan, 50, was identified as one of the people shot and killed at a restaurant on Jan. 18, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said in a Jan. 19 news release. Police said Duncan and the other victims were not targeted.

The victim, Shamone A. Duncan, was sitting on the rooftop of Aziza Restaurant & Lounge in Turks and Caicos when a bullet hit her. She was one of two victims killed that night, according to

The trip intended to celebrate Duncan’s sister’s birthday has left the family in mourning,” her family said in a statement to the Miami Herald on Sunday. At the time of her death, Shamone A. Duncan worked with the Cook County Sheriff Office,

Shamone Duncan, a 20-year veteran of the county’s Department of Corrections, and a man who lived in Turks and Caicos were killed by stray gunfire at a bar at 10 p.m. Saturday, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said.

A Cook County sheriff's deputy was killed while vacationing in Turks and Caicos on Saturday, authorities said. The victim's only son spoke with ABC7 as he mourns the tragic loss.