Westmoreland, Jamaica – A Westmoreland farmer who goes by the alias ‘Fisherman’ has been charged with homicide following the brazen daylight execution-style killing of a younger man within the often quiet neighborhood of Baptist Lane, Bridge Water, on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Charged is 32-year-old Oneil Morris, in any other case known as ‘Fisherman’, of Berkshire district, Dundee, Westmoreland.
Reviews from the Savanna-la-Mar police are that at roughly 5:45 p.m., 22-year-old farmer Lionel Blake, popularly often known as ‘Messi’, was driving alongside the principle highway when a motorbike with two males aboard pulled up beside his car.
With out warning, the pillion rider, recognized as Morris, allegedly pulled a firearm and opened hearth on Blake, hitting him a number of occasions within the higher physique earlier than the attackers made their escape.
The police had been summoned, and Blake was rushed to the hospital, the place he was later pronounced useless.
An intense police investigation led to the seize of Morris throughout an operation on Tuesday, August 13. He was formally charged with homicide on Saturday after a question-and-answer session within the presence of his legal professional.
Police say one other man is presently being sought in reference to the killing, and efforts are ongoing to convey him to justice.
Morris’s courtroom date is being finalised, and he stays in custody.
