January 18, 2016
Labourer shot dead, 2 others injured in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man identified by police as Miguel Blake died as a result of injuries he received during a shooting incident in north-east Manchester Monday night.
Police report that Blake, otherwise called ‘Maxi’, was among patrons at a shop in the community of Limit, which is near the Clarendon border, when unknown assailants opened gunfire at the location.
Two other patrons were reportedly shot, but they were treated at hospital and released.
The deceased, police say, was in his forties and worked as a labourer.
Investigators are theorising that the incident could have been the result of a robbery.
Alicia Sutherland