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Gunmen shoot four, kill two at shop in St James
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May 18, 2023

Gunmen shoot four, kill two at shop in St James

ST JAMES, Jamaica – Gunmen shot four men, killing two of them, during an attack at a shop in Bogue Village, in St James on Wednesday night.

The deceased have been identified as 30-year-old Jermaine Miller of Marine Circle in Bogue Village, and a man known only as ‘Tall Man’, who is of dark complexion, medium build, and about 5 ft 10 inches tall. His body was clad in a yellow T-shirt and blue short jeans.

Reports from the Montego Bay Police are that about 9:45 pm, the men were among patrons at a shop when armed men approached and opened gunfire hitting them. The police were summoned and the injured men were taken to hospital. Miller and ‘Tall Man’ were pronounced dead while the other two are being treated.

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