Kingston, Jamaica – A person believed to be a senior member of a infamous West Kingston gang was fatally shot in broad daylight throughout a focused assault in downtown Kingston on Monday.
The deceased has been recognized as 50-year-old Marlon Anthony Dyer, in any other case referred to as “Marlon Sniper.”
Reviews point out that round 11:50 a.m., Dyer was strolling close to the intersection of William Road and Higher West Road when he was ambushed by two masked assailants armed with handguns. He was shot a number of occasions within the higher physique earlier than the gunmen fled the scene on foot alongside William Road.
Dyer was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.
Police investigators say Dyer was a deportee and a reputed top-tier member of the Upsetter Gang, based mostly within the Hannah City group. He had been below investigation for a number of severe crimes, together with allegations of sexual assault, and was considered a serious determine in Kingston’s felony underworld.
The Kingston Western Police Division has since elevated its presence in a number of communities amid fears of attainable reprisals. The Police Excessive Command says heightened safety measures at the moment are in place throughout West Road, Matthew’s Lane, Golden Heights, Wellington Road, Bond Road, Racecourse Lane, and Hannah City.
Authorities are urging residents to stay calm and cooperate with investigators as efforts proceed to determine and apprehend these answerable for the killing.
