Police moving to arrest man seen in video threatening Holness
Published:Wednesday | August 14, 2024 | 11:05 AM
Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey says the police have identified the masked person seen in a viral video threatening Prime Minister Andrew Holness and his wife, Juliet.
Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday morning, Bailey said efforts are now being made to arrest the suspect.
"We have identified the individual. It is somebody who has been on our radar before and efforts are now being made to take him into custody. The investigation is well advanced," he said in response to questions from the media.
Following the mass shooting in Cherry Tree Lane, Four Paths, Clarendon, which claimed eight lives and left 10 people injured on Sunday, Holness announced an 'all-out assault' on gangs.
On Tuesday, a video of a person wearing a mask surfaced. The individual made derogatory remarks about the prime minister as he scoffed at his statements.
"Yow... Holness, yuh think you can stop mass killing? Everybody inna Clarendon ago dead by next week. A yuh and yuh wife next ... ," the person stated.
The video, which was uploaded on social media, has been making the rounds.
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