St. Catherine, Jamaica – A taxi operator was shot and killed, and his male passenger critically injured, after their automobile got here below gunfire from a gunman on a motorbike alongside Previous Harbour Street in St Catherine this afternoon.
The lethal assault occurred round 4:10 p.m. close to a church alongside the busy roadway. In accordance with police reviews, the taxi was travelling with the passenger when a person on a motorbike rode up beside the automobile and opened hearth, hitting each occupants a number of instances.
The wounded males had been rushed to the Spanish City Hospital, the place the taxi operator was pronounced lifeless. The passenger stays hospitalised in unstable situation.
The id of the deceased has not but been launched, and investigators haven’t but established a motive for the assault.
A police manhunt is now underway to apprehend the shooter. Authorities are urging anybody with info to contact the Spanish City Police or Crime Cease at 311.
The incident has heightened considerations over gun violence within the space and the protection of public transport operators.
