Spanish Town, St Catherine — Police in St Catherine have launched an investigation into the murder of a man who was shot and killed in the Red Pond district of Spanish Town on Friday morning.
The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Anthony Breckenridge, also known as “Big Dread,” of Paisley Drive in the area.
According to police reports, around 8:30 a.m., Breckenridge was walking along a roadway in the community when he was ambushed and shot multiple times in the upper body. Residents alerted the police after finding him lying face down in a pool of blood, suffering from several gunshot wounds.
Breckenridge was rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital but succumbed to his injuries shortly after.
Detectives from the Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch are conducting a thorough investigation into the murder, as they seek to identify the attackers and establish a motive for the crime.

