Charges pending against suspects in fatal Spring Piece gun attack
Published:Monday | June 7, 2021 | 4:53 PM
The police are reporting that the men held in connection with the gun attack that left two dead, including a soldier, and a third injured are being questioned with a view of laying charges.
The suspects were arrested on Sunday, a day after the incident, which happened in Spring Piece district in St Ann.
Those killed are 25-year-old Leighton Sinclair, a Jamaica Defence Force private, and 38-year-old mechanic Devoy Webb, both of Spring Piece district.
The police report that about 11:20 p.m., residents heard explosions and summoned them.
On the arrival of the police, both men were seen with gunshot wounds.
They were pronounced dead at hospital.
The police say a probe was launched and the three men were taken into custody 24-hours later.
According to the police, during the search for the men, a Glock 40 nine millimeter with 11 rounds of ammunition was seized in Parry Town, St Ann.
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