The last four days have seen several persons shot and killed in the bloodstained parish of St. James.
Among those murdered are 47-year-old Melton Minto, unemployed of Guilsboro, St. James and North Hampton, St. Elizabeth, 26-year-old Michael Norman Smith, a construction worker of Reading, 34-year-old Lionel Blake, labourer of Upper King Street and 32-year-old Gavin Wood, a mechanic of Campbell’s Lane, Mount Salem, all in Montego Bay.
The Western Mirror also understands that a man was shot and killed in Norwood. However, police were unable to confirm.
In the case of Smith, the construction worker of Reading, he was shot dead by unknown assailants in Capture Land, Providence Heights, Flanker on Saturday, November 11.
According to the Coral Gardens Police, about 12:45 p.m., they responded to several explosions coming from the area and discovered Smith with gunshot wounds to the upper body along the side of a gully.
He was taken to the Cornwall Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
MURDER ON KING STREET
King Street was the scene of a killing on Monday morning, November 13.
In that instance, Blake was gunned down by unknown assailants.
The Police say they are combing for clues surrounding his killing.
Reports from Barnett Street Police suggest that just after 6 a.m., Blake was walking along King Street when he was pounced upon by armed men who shot him several times.
He was found on his back along the roadway with wounds to the upper body.
MURDER IN GUILSBORO
In the meantime, the Amity Hall Police say Minto lost his life to unknown assailants about 7 a.m.
The Police report that Minto’s body was found by his brother on Sunday, November 12.
Reports are that Minto was last seen in the Sign area about 8:30 on Saturday evening and attempts by his brother to reach his cellphone subsequently went unanswered.
His brother went to check the following day and noticed that the front door to the dwelling was opened. He later observed the body of his brother lying on his side on the bed.
The police were alerted.
And, Wood was shot dead along Princess Street last Friday.
He was killed by men travelling in a motorcar.
Reports from the Barnett Street Police are that about 8:40 p.m., Wood was among a group of persons at a shop when a white Toyota Axio drove up and men opened fire at the crowd.
When the shooting subsided, Wood was found suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
