July 20, 2023
Brothers killed, house torched in St James
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Two males, said to be brothers, were shot and killed and the house they were in set ablaze by unknown assailants late Wednesday night in Long Bay, on the border of St James and Trelawny.
The deceased have been identified as Long Bay residents, 22-year-old Gregory Forbes and 16-year-old Neo Samuels.
Residents said they heard a barrage of gunshots about 11:00 pm and noticed that the house was on fire sometime later.
The bodies of Forbes and Samuels were subsequently found.
It is understood that other occupants in the house at the time managed to escape the attack.