The bar in Elim, St Elizabeth, where four men were shot on Tuesday night. (Photo: Gregory Bennett)
July 7, 2021
Police refute reports of third death in St Bess party shooting
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The police are now refuting claims that a third man died following a shooting in Elim district, St Elizabeth on Tuesday.
The police said two persons were shot dead and two injured in the incident.
The deceased men were identified as 30-year-old Denworth Teape and 33-year-old Fabian Medley.
Lawmen said that about 10:30 pm, the four men were patrons at a bar when they were attacked by gunmen travelling in a Toyota Voxy motor bus.
The police were called and the injured men taken to hospital; Teape and Medley were pronounced dead and the other two men admitted for treatment.
The police said the investigation is at an early stage; however officers are following several leads and ”are confident of making a breakthrough”.
