Montego Bay, St James (Mckoy’s News) – Man Shot Dead in People’s Arcade: The Barnett Street police are now carrying out investigations to determine the motive surrounding the shooting death of an unidentified man in the Peoples Arcade on Wednesday night, June 7.
Reports are that, about 9:00 pm on Wednesday the victim walked from the Montego Bay Transported Centre and was standing outside a shop located inside the People’s Arcade when he was approached by a man armed with a handgun.
The gunman opened fire hitting the victim several times to his upper body and made good his escape on foot in the area.
The Barnett Street police were alerted and upon arrival the victim who remained unidentified up to news time was transported to the Cornwall Regional Hospital and pronounced dead.