UPDATED| Nine people shot, four fatally, in Kitson Town, St Catherine
Published:Wednesday | December 11, 2019 | 9:35 AM
Gunmen went on a rampage last night in Dover District in Kitson Town, St Catherine shooting nine persons, four fatally.
The deceased have been identified 67-year-old truck driver Gladstone Grange, alias Bigga, Marcus Anthony Whyte, otherwise called Beba, a 38-year-old haulage contractor, 46-year-old labourer Dennis “Ninja” Pryce, and 42-year-old bartender Patricia King.
The four of the victims remain in hospital nursing injuries.
The Gleaner understands that the fifth victim did not seek medical attention.
They were among patrons at a shop when a group of gunmen came on the scene and opened fire.
It is reported that persons took cover and some fled, taking refuge at a nearby bar.
The gunmen then went to the bar and again unleashed a barrage of gunshots before escaping.
At the end of the episode, eight persons were found suffering from gunshot wounds.
They were taken to hospital where four were pronounced dead.
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