St Catherine, Jamaica – Gunfire shattered the peace of a wake in Waterford, Portmore, final evening, leaving three folks nursing gunshot wounds — amongst them an 18-year-old youth believed to be the meant goal.
The brazen assault unfolded shortly earlier than 8:00 p.m. on Elmor Means, spilling over into Canewood Street, sending mourners scrambling for canopy.
Stories are that {the teenager} was on the roof of a home, within the firm of one other male, when masked gunmen appeared and opened hearth with out warning. The youth bolted, leaping from the roof in a determined bid to flee the hail of bullets.
Within the chaos, a 75-year-old man was shot within the head and a 73-year-old lady was hit within the arm. A fourth particular person was additionally injured within the melee, although not by gunfire.
All 4 have been rushed to hospital, the place they continue to be below remedy.
Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Japanese, Robert Miller, visited the scene to talk with shaken residents. He condemned the assault, declaring that there shall be “no haven for criminals” within the constituency.
The Portmore Felony Investigation Department is main the probe.
As of August 9, the St Catherine South Police Division has recorded 35 murders this 12 months — a 39 per cent drop in comparison with the identical interval in 2024, when 57 murders have been tallied.
