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A cloud of sadness has settled over St Mary after the fatal shooting of a man widely known in the parish for operating a taxi and hosting parties on Monday night. Dead is 32-year-old Kemoy Findlay, also known as “Turbo” or “Walking Bank,” of Highgate, St Mary. His body, bearing gunshot wounds, was discovered along the Rosend main road. Investigators believe he was killed by individuals posing as passengers, who reportedly stole his vehicle. The car was later recovered abandoned along the Annotto Bay main road in the parish. Reports indicate that about 9:30 p.m., a resident alerted the police…

Detectives are still trying to determine the motive behind a deadly shooting at a bar in Rocky Point, Clarendon on Monday night that left a mother and daughter dead and a man injured. The victims have been identified as 61-year-old fish vendor Norma Spence and her 41-year-old daughter, Kerry Ann Scott. According to police reports, around 8:45 p.m. the two women and a man were at a bar when three gunmen suddenly opened fire, hitting all three. The attackers reportedly fled the scene on foot. The wounded individuals were rushed to hospital, where Spence and Scott were pronounced dead on…

A four-year-old girl was fatally shot and her father wounded during a gun attack in Land Settlement near Royal Flat in Manchester on Sunday. Family members have identified the child only as Sanoya. According to preliminary police reports, around 4:20 p.m., the child and her father were travelling in a black Toyota Voxy when gunmen ambushed the vehicle and opened fire. Both victims were rushed to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, where the young girl was pronounced dead on arrival. Up to 8:00 p.m., investigators were still processing the shooting scene and examining the Toyota Voxy.

Police have named the four men who were shot and killed in three separate incidents across Manchester overnight. The victims are Dejaune Hamilton; 22-year-old Raheem Ward, otherwise called “Richie Rich”; Adrian Reid; and David Brown. Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Carey Duncan, confirmed that the fatal shootings occurred in the communities of New Hall, Old England and Ellen Street. According to the police, Hamilton was shot and killed in New Hall at about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Several hours later, Ward and Reid were fatally shot in Old England. In the third incident, Brown was gunned down on…

A contractor working with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has died following a fall from a ladder while on duty in Trelawny on Monday afternoon. The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear. The deceased has been identified as 66-year-old Courtney Robinson of Mandeville, Manchester. Residents reported that at about 4:00 p.m., Robinson was carrying out work in the Butt Up Town area of Albert Town, in the southern section of the parish, when he fell from a ladder and suffered severe head injuries. He was later pronounced dead. The Constabulary Communications Network (CCN) has confirmed the incident…

A 26-year-old woman was shot and killed, and her mother injured, in a gun attack at their home in Patrick City, St Andrew, early Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Maya Ashley. Her mother, who was also shot, remains in hospital receiving treatment. Police are now searching for the husband of the injured woman as part of their investigations. Reports from the police state that about 4:45 a.m., the two women arrived at their residence on Appleton Avenue after Ashley had reportedly picked up her mother from the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Shortly after their arrival,…

Police have commenced an investigation after skeletal remains were discovered at a property along Adastar Road in Rockfort, Kingston, on Wednesday. According to reports, the remains were found at about 11:40 a.m., prompting an alert to the authorities. A team of police officers was dispatched to the location and secured the area. The remains were later removed from the premises and transported to the morgue, where further examinations will be conducted to determine the identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the discovery.

Police are treating the deaths of a husband and wife in Harbour View, Kingston, as a suspected case of murder-suicide. The deceased have been identified as 53-year-old paralegal Morvine Thompson Palmer and her husband, 49-year-old Mason Peat Palmer, both of Dorado Drive. According to reports, the incident is believed to have occurred between approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and 10:30 a.m. on Monday at their residence. Residents in the community said they heard the couple arguing on Sunday afternoon. Concerned relatives contacted the police after repeated attempts to reach the couple were unsuccessful. Lawmen later visited the premises and discovered…

A wave of controversy swept across social media on Tuesday after a video allegedly showing popular Jamaican TikToker Shalam surfaced online. The short clip, which appeared to be taken from a video call, quickly went viral, sparking heated discussions among fans and critics alike. In the footage, Shalam is seen speaking with an individual who many viewers believe to be transgender. While the full context of the call remains unclear, the brief recording was enough to ignite widespread speculation and debate across multiple social media platforms. Fans are eagerly waiting for him to address the alleged leak video.

Four people, including three children, lost their lives in a tragic two-vehicle crash on the Crawford to Font Hill main road near the St Elizabeth/Westmoreland border on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as 30-year-old Jeneen Dawkins, 10-year-old Antwasia Ledgister, a 17-year-old known only as Ashley, and a 12-year-old whose name has not yet been released. According to police reports, the collision occurred around 5:27 p.m. Dawkins was driving a 2011 black Toyota Voxy with the three children as passengers when the vehicle collided with a 2013 white Freightliner M2 160 motor truck being driven by a Canadian utility worker.…