THE autopsy report is now completed, but the police have still not fingered a suspect in the killing of 17-year-old Mickolle Moulton who was shot dead at her home in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew, on August 6.

Commanding officer of the Kingston Western Police Division Superintendent Howard Chambers told the Jamaica Observer that Moulton was shot three times — two bullets to her back and one to her side.

“There is no major headway and there is still no suspect, but investigations continue,” Chambers said yesterday.

Moulton’s 12-year-old sister, who was also injured in the attack, has been released from hospital and is recuperating at home. But it is uncertain whether or not she will be able to attend school next week.

In the recent sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Moulton passed seven out of the eight subjects she sat, scoring grade one in mathematics, English A (language) and information technology; grade two in biology, physics and geography; and grade three in English B (literature).

Moulton had already attained three CSEC subjects before entering grade 11 at Meadowbrook High School.

Meadowbrook High Principal Michael Peart said last week that based on Moulton’s performance in school they had expected her to score more grade ones. In addition, he said, she would have been a candidate for head girl.

Following Moulton’s death there was widespread condemnation of the murder islandwide, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness instructed the constabulary force to spare no effort in investigating the callous shooting after he visited the community and was met by an angry, placard-bearing crowd chanting “murderer” towards Moulton’s mother — Nikeisha Howell — an expression of their outrage about speculation surrounding the teenager’s death.

So angry were the residents that Howell had to be escorted out of the community by police officers.

Howell later told the Jamaica Observer that the family had been planning to move out of Arnett Gardens before the tragedy.

In fact, she had already packed her belongings and was waiting until after her mother’s funeral to leave the community.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, at the funeral service for Moulton’s grandmother Nora “Jassett” Gordon, appealed to the Arnett Gardens community to be kind to one another, contending that Gordon, a former employee at the Office of the DPP, would have been heartbroken at the turn of events.

It was previously reported that the funeral service for Moulton is tentatively set for September 9 at Meadowbrook United Church.

But the high school principal yesterday informed the newspaper that Howell is in need of more time to finalise arrangements.

— Kimberley Hibbert