UPDATE: Taxi operator killed in Hanover identified
HANOVER, Jamaica – The victim in the fatal shooting incident in Green Island, Hanover, on Friday afternoon has been identified.
He is Adrian Anglin, otherwise called ‘Fuzzy’. Anglin, who is more than 30-years-old, was a taxi operator of a Salt Spring district address.
Reports are that around 4:30 pm, Anglin was at a taxi stand in the square of Green Island when he was shot. A second individual was injured in the incident and rushed to a hospital for treatment.
READ: One shot dead, two injured in Hanover
When Observer Online visited the scene, family members and friends were distraught and reluctant to speak. However, they shared that the beloved taxi operator, who transports mostly primary school students to and from school would be missed.
“When they (children) wake up tomorrow morning and hear that Fuzzy passed away, all the kids are going to cry because that’s their driver,” a brother of Fuzzy told our news team.
Anglin, who leaves behind two children, has been described as a “vibesy” individual who takes his job seriously.
The killing of Anglin comes a day after the parish was placed under a State of Public Emergency (SOE).
READ: SOEs declared for Hanover, St James, St Catherine, and Clarendon
Between January and October 28, the parish recorded a 56.4 per cent increase in murders when compared to the previous year. Some 61 people were killed this year in comparison to 39, the previous year.
Anthony Lewis