An Alabama man remains in serious condition at a Florida hospital after he was robbed at gunpoint and shot early Friday while vacationing with his family in Turks and Caicos, police said. 
 
 The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force responded to the shooting in the Grace Bay of Providenciales, an island in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, at around 1:43 a.m. local time Friday. The injured tourist, identified as Kevin Newman of Alabama, was transported to a local hospital, but had to be medically evacuated to the United States for further treatment. 
 
 Newman remains in serious condition, according to police. 
 
 No arrests have been made in connection with the incident, which detectives are treating as a robbery. Police said they are following up on “active" inquiries to identify those responsible. 
 
 Newman, who lives in Smiths Station in eastern Alabama, was on vacation in Turks and Caicos with his wife and son when he was shot. According to his wife, Tiffany Newman, one bullet pierced his abdomen and exited through his back. 
 
 "It caused damage to his liver, but the main issue was that it hit his inferior vena cava and right kidney vein," Tiffany Newman said in a statement obtained by ABC News on Saturday. "He lost a very large amount of blood, so he received lots of transfusions yesterday. The surgeon also had to remove his right kidney, and his left kidney function is being monitored closely. " 
 
 After receiving initial treatment on the island at Cheshire Hall Medical Center, Newman was transported back to the U.S. by an air ambulance service late Friday and admitted to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 
 
 Newman's wife said Sunday evening that he had been taken off the ventilator and that the doctor said they do not see any signs of infection from the tests they've done. 
 
 Family members and friends have quickly raised money to cover the steep cost of Newman's medical flight back to the U.S., relatives told ABC affiliate WTVM. But Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance, which medically evacuated Newman, told ABC News they did not collect money from the family "due to the emergent nature of the transport." 
 
 "In emergent situations, we are focused on the best interest of the patient first. Angel MedFlight will seek reimbursement from the patient’s insurance carrier," Andrew Bess, chief operating officer of Angel MedFlight, told ABC News on Saturday. 
 
 Newman will be transferred to a medical center closer to home in Atlanta, Georgia, once he is stable enough, according WTVM. 
 
 Angel MedFlight has extended an offer to transport Newman again once his treating physicians in Florida give approval, Bess said. 
 
 "Similarly, if a second transport is necessary, Angel MedFlight will step in and assist the family. Patient advocacy is paramount to our mission," Bess told ABC News. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family especially as they focus on Kevin’s path ahead.” 
 
 Trevor Botting, acting commissioner of police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, said law enforcement has increased its visible presence in the area where the shooting occurred, as well as in other parts of the islands. He urges the public to share any information they may have about the shooting. 
 
 "The shooting of the visitor to the Turks and Caicos Islands is condemned, and my team are working tirelessly to identity those responsible and bring them to justice. I know this incident will cause concern in the community," Botting said in a statement Saturday. "We need our communities' eyes and ears to help us keep the islands safe." 
 
 "I would ask that people remain alert and vigilant but not alarmed," he added. 
 
 ABC News' Kate Hodgson, Matthew Johnston and Benjamin Stein contributed to this report. ||||| (WTVM) - An East Alabama man has been robbed and shot while on vacation abroad. 
 
 Family members of Smiths Station resident, Kevin Newman, tells News Leader 9 he was found shot near the resort he was staying at with his wife and son. 
 
 Kevin, his wife Tiffany, and son Gavin were vacationing in Turks and Caicos which nephew Michael McEachern says was on his bucket list. 
 
 Michael says Kevin is like a second dad to him and the thought of possibly losing his father figure in his life is unimaginable. 
 
 "I think I'd tell him how I actually feel about him because I never had that chance to," says McEachern. 
 
 According to Tiffany, authorities say Kevin was found shot on a nearby street near the resort after he went looking for his son Gavin, who Kevin thought had wondered outside of the resort. 
 
 Medical help soon found Kevin in critical condition. 
 
 The family says that a bullet grazed Kevin's liver and that he has had his kidney removed since the shooting. 
 
 After multiple successful surgeries, family members say Kevin is currently in a medically-induced coma. 
 
 He and his wife, Tiffany Newman, have since landed at a Naples, Florida hospital, where he was life flighted from Turks and Caicos. 
 
 Tiffany released the following statement concerning her husband and expressing her gratitude to those who have shown support: 
 
 "Words can't begin to express how thankful we are to each and every person that has given anything to our family. This has been so traumatic (I accidentally posted this before I was finished), but it has also been so comforting knowing we have so much love, support, and prayers for us. I want to let everyone know what is happening to try to ease your minds. We were initially told by our resort security he had been shot 3 times so we conveyed that info to family. We later found out there was only one shot that entered his abdomen and exited from his back. It caused damage to his liver, but the main issue was that it hit his inferior vena cava and right kidney vein. He lost a very large amount of blood so he received lots of transfusions yesterday. The surgeon also had to remove his right kidney and his left kidney function is being monitored closely. According to his doctor it isn't functioning as well as it should due to the blood loss he suffered. He was confident it would slowly return to normal though. He is stable and still on the ventilator, but I'm praying he will continue to improve and they will be able to wean him off soon. His vitals are better today and they are giving him excellent care. I am so thankful and relieved he is here! I will try to give more info when I can and just ask for continued prayers. Again, thank you all so very much from the bottom of our hearts!!!!” 
 
 Kevin's son, Gavin, is still in Turks and Caicos at the U.S. Embassy waiting to fly back to Atlanta sometime Saturday evening. 
 
 Turks & Caicos Islands Ministry of Tourism has released the following statement on the incident: 
 
 "We are shocked and saddened regarding the incident that occurred on one of our islands, in the early morning of June 23, involving a visitor to the destination. He and his family continue to be in our thoughts and prayers while doctors continue to monitor his recovery." 
 
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– An American tourist vacationing in the Caribbean with his family was medically evacuated to Florida Friday after being shot outside his resort in what police are investigating as an attempted robbery. According to WTVM, Kevin Newman of Alabama was found on a street near his hotel on Providenciales island in the Turks and Caicos archipelago. Newman was treated at a nearby hospital before being transported via air ambulance to Fort Lauderdale, where he was in serious condition, reports ABC News. Wife Tiffany issued a statement saying her husband had his right kidney removed. Though he is still on a ventilator, she says he is doing better. "I am so thankful and relieved he is here!" The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force commissioner says increased police presence is out in full force around the area and across parts of the archipelago. The commissioner asked locals to come forward with any information regarding the crime, saying such offenses "are causing harm to the local community and those who visit the Islands.” Friends and family of the Newmans have set up a GoFundMe page to help alleviate medical costs. Kevin Newman is expected to be air-lifted to a hospital closer to home once he's stable enough to travel.