St. James, Jamaica (Mckoy’s News) – Man killed at Green Pond furniture shop: A man was shot and killed in the Green Pond community in St James on Saturday afternoon, May 13. This is the second person to be killed in the community within a week.
The Mount Salem police say they are unable to release a name for the victim at this time as his full identity is not yet known.
Reports are that about 3:00 pm on Saturday, the victim was standing in the vicinity of furniture shop located off Green Pond main road when he was approached by two men.
It is further reported that the men brandished handguns and open fire hitting the victim to the upper body. The gunmen then made their escape in the area on foot.
The police were summoned and upon arrival the victim was transported to the Cornwall Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.