The Montego Bay police in St James are carrying out investigation surrounding the death of a shopkeeper, who was shot and killed by unknown assailants at his home in Somerton community on Sunday, July 9.
He has been identified as 59-year-old Veral Phylinar of Cedar Hill in Somerton, St James.
Reports are that about 7:00am, residents in the community reported hearing loud explosions and raised an alarm.
The police were summoned and upon arrival, Phylinar was discovered lying in a pool of blood with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
The scene was processed and the body removed to the morgue for post mortem examination.


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