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Labourer shot dead in Montego Bay

Published:Friday | February 10, 2023 | 1:51 PM
On arrival of the police, Henry was discovered lying along the roadway in a pool of blood with gunshot wounds to the back of his head. - File photo

A man was shot and killed by armed men along St James Street in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday morning.

The deceased is believed to be 25-year-old Steve Henry, otherwise called 'Zeeks', a labourer of Fisherman's Lane in Hendon, Norwood.

The Barnett Street police say about 3:10 a.m., an alarm was raised after gunshots were heard coming from a section of St James Street.

On arrival of the police, Henry was discovered lying along the roadway in a pool of blood with gunshot wounds to the back of his head.

The scene was processed and the body removed to the morgue for post mortem. 

- Hopeton Bucknor

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