Double murder in Central Village, St Catherine
Published:Sunday | February 28, 2021 | 2:44 PM
The police are investigating a double murder in Central Village, St Catherine last night.
The victims have been identified as 23 year-old Jevaughn Nugent, otherwise known as 'Spitty', a construction worker, and Kevaughn Tulloch- whose age was not given- both of Central Village.
The police say the men were killed about 9:27 p.m. on Saturday by a group of men, armed with high-powered weapons, who pounced on Nugent and Tulloch while they were in the yard of a premises. The men opened fire, injuring the two men.
Residents who had heard the explosions, called the police. The injured men were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
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