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Update | 'One-and-Ready' killed following viral video

Published:Tuesday | May 9, 2023 | 3:50 PM
Head of the Clarendon police, Superintendent Carlos Russell said Youngsam only landed on the police's radar after the video began circulating.

The man seen in a viral video waving a gun and making threats has been killed, police sources have revealed.

It's believed that Menelek Youngsam, otherwise called 'One-and-Ready', was shot dead by his cronies in the St Catherine North Police Division, a senior police official, told The Gleaner on Tuesday.

The news came minutes after the Clarendon Police confirmed that Youngsam was wanted in connection with an incident in the parish last week in which several people were stabbed.

Head of the Clarendon police, Superintendent Carlos Russell said Youngsam only landed on the police's radar after the video began circulating.

The Clarendon man claimed in the video that he was the most wanted man in the parish.

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