Two men held in St Thomas murder of St Catherine truck driver

Swift action by the St Thomas police has led to the apprehension of two men suspected of killing a St Catherine truck driver in Wheelersfield, Golden Grove, on Friday night.

The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Michael Small, otherwise called 'Biggs' or 'Oniel', of Orangefield district in St Catherine.

Reports are that about 6:30 p.m., Small stopped at a business establishment in the area to make a purchase when he was pounced upon by unknown assailants and shot. The attackers then escaped from the scene on a motorcycle.

Small was assisted to the Princess Margaret Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A coordinated police operation later resulted in the interception of the motorcycle believed to have been used in the attack, with two men taken into custody.

A subsequent search led to the seizure of one M16 rifle, a .38 revolver, and assorted rounds of ammunition.

Both men are being held on suspicion of murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, and other related offences.

The Morant Bay Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the matter.

- Rasbert Turner

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