Police officers cordon off a section ofthe Constant Spring Arcade Wednesday following the fatal shooting of an unidentified man by a woman said to be a licensed firearm holder. Details surrounding the shooting were, however, unclear. Up to yesterday, the police had not yet identified the victim.<strong> (Photo: Naphtali Junior)</strong>
November 15, 2016
Woman charged with murder of man in HWT
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The woman who reportedly shot a man, killing him in the Constant Spring Arcade in Half Way Tree, St Andrew on September 28 has been charged with murder.
She is 43-year-old Carlene Spencer, a businesswoman of a Kingston 10 address.
Reports from the Half Way Tree Police are that the man, identified as 48-year-old Barrington Walton of a Westmoreland address, and Spencer, who is a licensed firearm holder, were involved in an altercation when he was shot dead.
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A file was prepared and submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution who ruled that Spencer be charged with murder.
A court date will be announced later.
