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Murder toll climbs over the weekend
Monday, 04 May 2009
Twenty-nine year-old Miguel Thompson of Morales Drive in Harbour View, Kingston 17 was shot dead by a gunman in his community on Sunday.
The police say Mr. Thompson and a woman were involved in an argument when a gold Toyota Corolla motor car drove up.
A man armed with a gun alighted and shot Mr. Thompson who died on spot.
The man and the woman escaped in the motor car.
The Elletson Road Police report that the woman and Mr. Thompson had an argument earlier in the day when she left and returned with the man who shot Mr. Thompson.
The investigators are seeking a man who is only known as Corey and a woman known only as Kim of Eight Miles in Bull Bay, Kingston 17 for questioning.
In the meantime, a 40-year-old vendor was shot dead at Carlton Close in Cumberland, Portmore, St. Catherine Sunday night.
Dead is Andrew Gooden otherwise called ‘Little Giant' of Portmore Drive, Portmore.
Mr. Gooden was reportedly at a house on Carlton Close when he left to purchase items at a nearby shop.
Shortly after leaving the house, explosions were heard and his body with multiple gunshot wounds was found in the yard.
Meanwhile the decomposing body of Osmond Beckford, 32, a mason of Spot Valley, St. James was found on an open lot in the community Sunday.
The CCN says residents reported smelling a foul scent coming from the direction of the open lot.
They went to investigate and found Mr. Beckford's body with several chop wounds.
And Donovan Stewart, 39 also known as Rasta and Wolf of Pennant, Clarendon was shot dead by gunmen on the Danks main road in the parish Sunday.
According to the CCN Mr. Stewart was walking along the main road when he was approached by a group of men armed with guns.
The hoodlums immediately opened fire hitting him several times.
He was taken to the May Pen Hospital where he died.
Murder toll climbs over the weekend
Monday, 04 May 2009
Twenty-nine year-old Miguel Thompson of Morales Drive in Harbour View, Kingston 17 was shot dead by a gunman in his community on Sunday.
The police say Mr. Thompson and a woman were involved in an argument when a gold Toyota Corolla motor car drove up.
A man armed with a gun alighted and shot Mr. Thompson who died on spot.
The man and the woman escaped in the motor car.
The Elletson Road Police report that the woman and Mr. Thompson had an argument earlier in the day when she left and returned with the man who shot Mr. Thompson.
The investigators are seeking a man who is only known as Corey and a woman known only as Kim of Eight Miles in Bull Bay, Kingston 17 for questioning.
In the meantime, a 40-year-old vendor was shot dead at Carlton Close in Cumberland, Portmore, St. Catherine Sunday night.
Dead is Andrew Gooden otherwise called ‘Little Giant' of Portmore Drive, Portmore.
Mr. Gooden was reportedly at a house on Carlton Close when he left to purchase items at a nearby shop.
Shortly after leaving the house, explosions were heard and his body with multiple gunshot wounds was found in the yard.
Meanwhile the decomposing body of Osmond Beckford, 32, a mason of Spot Valley, St. James was found on an open lot in the community Sunday.
The CCN says residents reported smelling a foul scent coming from the direction of the open lot.
They went to investigate and found Mr. Beckford's body with several chop wounds.
And Donovan Stewart, 39 also known as Rasta and Wolf of Pennant, Clarendon was shot dead by gunmen on the Danks main road in the parish Sunday.
According to the CCN Mr. Stewart was walking along the main road when he was approached by a group of men armed with guns.
The hoodlums immediately opened fire hitting him several times.
He was taken to the May Pen Hospital where he died.
