Spanish City, Jamaica — Keith ‘Neeko’ Newman, a person needed in reference to a number of murders, together with the deadly capturing of two teenage boys in December, was shot and killed by police throughout an alleged shoot-out early this morning in March Pen, Spanish City.
Experiences are that round 3:40 a.m., a police workforce confronted Newman within the March Pen space, resulting in an trade of gunfire throughout which he was fatally wounded.
Newman had been on the police’s needed checklist for the homicide of Adrian Hinds, often known as ‘Shoppy,’ on October 12, 2024, in Stony Hill. He was additionally searched for the December 12, 2024, murders of 16-year-old Nicquan Whitely, a former Meadowbrook Excessive pupil, and 14-year-old Jumaane Henry, previously of Oberlin Excessive Faculty. The 2 boys had been killed alongside Ethereal Fortress Highway in Stony Hill, St Andrew.
Moreover, Newman was needed for the capturing of a person on February 10, 2025, alongside Lengthy Lane close to Purple Gyal Ring in St Andrew.
Police report that Newman’s alleged arch-rival, Orville ‘Marvin’ Dennie, who was additionally needed for homicide, was fatally shot by a police workforce on February 11 in St Thomas.
Newman’s loss of life marks the forty sixth deadly police capturing because the begin of the 12 months. The Impartial Fee of Investigations (INDECOM) has been notified of this morning’s incident.
Authorities imagine the deaths of Dennie and Newman could alleviate the gang-related violence that has troubled the Stony Hill group in current months. A 48-hour curfew was imposed within the Ethereal Fortress Highway space beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Performing Superintendent Randy Sweeney of the St Andrew North Division said that the police are decided to apprehend needed people, no matter their makes an attempt to evade seize. “We’re dedicated to decreasing crime and violence within the St Andrew North Division and reassuring the residents,” Sweeney mentioned.
