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Man shot while standing at shop in White River, St Ann

Published:Monday | January 20, 2025 | 1:19 PM
The police have not established a motive for the gun attack.
The police have not established a motive for the gun attack.

The Ocho Rios police in St Ann have launched an investigation into the shooting of a man outside a grocery shop in White River on Sunday evening.

The 27-year-old mason is being treated at St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital.

It is reported that about 6:20, he was standing beside the shop when he was attacked and shot by an unknown assailant who escaped into a motor car.

He was assisted to hospital for treatment.

The police have not established a motive for the gun attack.

Investigation continues.

- Rasbert Turner

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