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Two men shot, one fatally, in St Andrew attack

Published:Tuesday | October 29, 2024 | 12:51 PM
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Two men were shot, one fatally, on Berwick Road in St Andrew last night.

The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old Mark Forrester, otherwise called 'Hooka', of a Berwick Road address.

The injured man, a 48-year-old Spanish Town resident, is in hospital.  

Reports are that about 10:20 p.m., explosions were heard along the roadway and the police were summoned.

Two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds.

They were assisted to the Kingston Public Hospital where Forrester was pronounced dead.

No motive has been established in the incident.

The incident is being probed by the Hunts Bay Criminal Investigation Branch.

- Rasbert Turner

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