KINGSTON — Police have launched an investigation into the deadly capturing of a businessman who was killed in Denham City, Kingston, on Christmas Day.
The deceased has been recognized as 41-year-old Ricardo Ellis, in any other case generally known as ‘Boyah’ or ‘Bozza’, of North Road, Kingston 14.
Studies point out that at about 8:00 a.m., Ellis was standing in entrance of his enterprise on the nook of Wellington and Nelson Streets when he was approached by two males travelling on a bike. The assailants, who have been armed with firearms, opened hearth, hitting him a number of occasions within the higher physique.
The gunmen reportedly fled the realm instantly after the assault. Ellis was rushed to hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.
The Kingston West Police Division has since famous a 43 per cent discount in murders, recording 32 murders as much as December 20, in contrast with 56 through the corresponding interval final 12 months.
Nationally, police statistics present that Jamaica recorded 649 murders as much as December 20, additionally reflecting a 43 per cent lower when put next with the identical interval final 12 months.
Investigations into the killing are ongoing.
