Westmoreland man chased, shot by attackers
Cordoned off where the deceased was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
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August 25, 2022

Westmoreland man chased, shot by attackers

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A man is dead after he was chased and shot multiple times by unknown assailants in a yard at Dunbar’s River in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland on Thursday.

The identity of the deceased has not yet been released.

Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that residents heard explosions shortly after 10:00 am when a man was seen running from his attackers.

However, the gunmen caught up with him and shot him.

The now deceased later collapsed in a yard.

The police were summoned and the man was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

There is now a heavy police presence in the area.

This is the latest reported gun attack in the parish. Earlier today, a well-known soup vendor was shot and killed in front of the Jamaica National Bank ATM on Barracks Road in Savanna-la-Mar.

READ: Soup vendor fatally shot in Westmoreland

Investigations are ongoing in both incidents

– Kimberley Peddie

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