Portland man being sought over fatal machete attack
Published:Friday | March 4, 2022 | 2:24 PM
The police in Portland are seeking a suspect in connection with the chopping death of a man in Shrewsbury district in the parish on Thursday.
Being sought is Carvel Blackett, otherwise called 'Adda', of Binns Lane in Shrewsbury, for the murder of 26-year-old Tyrone Thompson, a mason who lived in the community.
According to the police, both men were at an illegal party in Shrewsbury when shortly after 2:00 am an argument developed between them.
Police sources said that Thompson left the party for home, but was later confronted by Blackett who allegedly chopped him to death with a machete.
He then fled the area.
The police are urging Blackett to turn himself in.
- Gareth Davis Snr
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