Hanover man charged following 2023 shooting
HANOVER, Jamaica – A 26-year-old man from Hanover was slapped with several charges after a man was shot in Brisesett district, Lucea in the parish on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
He is Stefan Blake otherwise called ‘Braff’, a labourer of McQuarrie district, Hopewell.
Blake was charged with wounding with intent, shooting with intent, unauthorised possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of ammunition and using a firearm to commit a felony.
Reports from the Lucea Police are that about 9:05 pm, a man was driving his motor car along the roadway when a white Toyota Axio drove up and a man opened gunfire at him. When the shooting subsided, the man was seen suffering from gunshot wounds. He was assisted to the hospital where he was treated.
On Friday, January 19, Blake was arrested and subsequently charged after a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.
His court date is being finalised.