Latest Jamaica News, Kingston (McKoy’s News): Footballer Fatally Shot – Twenty-one-year-old Andre Edwards, otherwise called “Kingsley” a popular footballer who resided at Wilton Gardens, known as “Rema” in Kingston 13, was fatally shot during a confrontation with police on Wednesday, August 14.
Reports by the police are that on Wednesday morning, a team of officers were on patrol at a section of Rema known as “Victoria Town” when they came under gunfire from armed men.
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The fire was returned and during the confrontation, Edwards was shot and killed.
The lawmen say a Browning 9mm semi-automatic pistol fitted with a magazine containing five live rounds, was taken from him.
Residents in Rema say Edwards is a promising footballer who represented Boys Town football team on several occasions, but despite being a footballer he is unemployed and got caught up in bad company.
A team from INDECOM is investigating this latest shooting.