Police probing man's murder along St John's Road
Published:Sunday | April 21, 2024 | 10:44 AM
Investigators in the St Catherine North Police Division have launched a murder probe following the fatal shooting of a man along St John's Road in Spanish Town on Saturday night.
He has been identified as Garfene Edwards of Newland district, Portmore, St Catherine.
About 10:50 p.m., loud explosions were reportedly heard along St John's Road.
Upon arrival of the police, Edwards was seen lying in a passageway, with gunshot wounds to his upper body.
He was assisted to the Spanish Town Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A motor car believed to have been driven by the deceased was recovered from the scene.
No motive have been established for the murder.
Sections of Spanish Town are currently under a 24-hour curfew.
- Rasbert Turner
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