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Man shot and killed at St Thomas wake

Published:Monday | February 10, 2020 | 9:19 AM

The police in St Thomas are seeking to determine a motive for the shooting death of a man at a wake.

The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Kerrington Chippy, a mason of Fort in Leith Hall. 

The police report that Chippy was attending a wake in the area when about 3:45 on Sunday morning a man approached him and opened fire, hitting him. 

He was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

- Shanna kaye Monteith
 

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