Man killed after stopping to urinate
The police have launched an investigation into the murder of a man who was shot dead after stopping to relieve himself along the Mandela Highway in St Catherine.
The deceased has been identified as Gregory Lawrence, a 41-year-old labourer of Bamboo in St Ann.
Reports are that about 5:15 p.m. yesterday, Lawrence, who was accompanied by a female companion, was driving a black Toyota Tundra SUV.
Upon reaching a section of the roadway, he reportedly pulled over, urinated, and returned to the vehicle.
A motorcycle reportedly pulled up, and its driver engaged him in a conversation.
A second man is reported to have then approached Lawrence and brandished a firearm and shot him in the neck and shoulder.
The gunman then turned the weapon on the female .
Both parties were assisted to the Spanish Town General Hospital, where Lawrence was pronounced dead.
The injured woman is being treated for her wounds.
Rasbert Turner