Man gunned down in Porto Bello, St James
Published:Tuesday | June 20, 2023 | 3:22 PM
The St James police are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed along a section of the Porto Bello main road in the parish on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Omario Williams, otherwise called 'Popsi', a labourer of Porto Bello.
About 9:25 a.m., gunshots were reportedly heard coming from a section of the Porto Bello main road and residents alerted the police.
On arrival of the lawmen, Williams was discovered lying on his side along the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
He was transported to the Cornwall Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Hopeton Bucknor
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