Double murder in Canaan, St James
Published:Wednesday | May 10, 2023 | 12:29 PM
Detectives attached to the Major Investigation Division and the Freeport Police Station in Montego Bay, St James, are probing an incident in which two men were shot and killed in Canaan, Adelphi in St James, on Wednesday morning.
One of the deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Andre Brown, otherwise called 'Powerman', while the other has been identified as Romaine Melville.
Both men were reportedly from Canaan district.
It is reported that about 9:30 a.m., the men were sitting on a wooden bench in the vicinity of Canaan square, when they were ambushed by two armed men on a motorcycle, who opened fire hitting them multiple times.
One of the men died on the spot while the other was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
- Hopeton Bucknor
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