Montego Bay, St. James – Giovanni Ellis, the 39-year-old man recognized as the first individual of curiosity within the brutal rape and homicide of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon, has been killed in a confrontation with the police.
Studies are {that a} police staff from St. Catherine tracked Ellis to Clarendon, the place the confrontation occurred, leading to him being fatally shot. Regulation enforcement officers have confirmed {that a} firearm was seized following the incident.
Ellis, also called “Coolie Man,” had been the topic of an island-wide manhunt since Kelsey’s partially bare physique was found in a horrific state round 8:00 p.m. on Friday night, at her dwelling in Job Lane, St. Catherine. The kid was discovered the other way up in a barrel, a discovery that has despatched shockwaves of grief and anger all through the nation.
The tragic demise of Kelsey Ferrigon has left the nation in deep mourning, with many demanding swift justice for the heinous crime. Whereas the individual of curiosity in her rape and homicide is now deceased, the circumstances surrounding the police confrontation in Clarendon are but to be totally disclosed. The Unbiased Fee of Investigations (INDECOM) is predicted to launch a compulsory inquiry into the deadly taking pictures.
The main focus now shifts to the continued investigation into all facets of this devastating case and the method of therapeutic for Kelsey’s household, pals, and the broader neighborhood impacted by this profound loss.
Additional updates can be offered as extra data turns into obtainable.
