Tue | Dec 24, 2024

Teen among two killed at bar in Lilliput

Published:Sunday | February 13, 2022 | 9:54 AM
Rasheed Stewart, 17, of New England, and 34-year-old Leroy Service, of Bobman Hill, both in Lilliput, St James were shot dead around 8:45 p.m.

A teenage boy is among two people killed in one incident in Lilliput, St James on Saturday night.

Rasheed Stewart, 17, of New England, and 34-year-old Leroy Service, of Bobman Hill, both in Lilliput, St James were shot dead around 8:45 p.m.

The police say Stewart and Service were among several patrons at a bar at Bobman Hill, when men armed with guns opened fire hitting them.

The shooters escaped in the area on foot.

The police were summoned and upon their arrival, the two victims were rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead. 

- Hopeton Bucknor

Follow The Gleaner on Twitter and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or email us at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com or editors@gleanerjm.com