February 6, 2024
17-year-old shot dead in Kingston 11
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A 17-year-old boy was shot dead along Dillpath Crescent in Kingston 11 on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nibinco Douglas, otherwise called ‘Junior’ from Dillpath Crescent.
Reports reaching Observer Online indicated that around 6:58 am, the now-deceased was standing along the roadway when a loud explosion, sounding like a gunshot, was heard.
Douglas, the police said, ran to a premises and collapsed. Residents summoned the authorities, who rushed the injured teen to the Kingston Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Up to late Tuesday afternoon, no motive had been established for the killing, the police said.