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Man gunned down outside Ascot Primary in Portmore

Published:Tuesday | June 13, 2023 | 2:43 PM
Police divert traffic along the Breaton Parkway in Portmore, St Catherine, following the shooting death of a man outside Ascot Primary School on June 13.

A man was this afternoon fatally shot outside Ascot Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine.

The deceased is believed to be a taxi operator who plied the Greater Portmore to Portmore Mall (20) route. 

The shooting happened some time before 2 p.m. along the Breaton Parkway.

No one at the school was harmed.

Details surrounding the shooting are not known at this time.

The police have been called to the scene.

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