Police charge suspect in Tower Street shooting
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A man has been arrested and charged in connection to the shooting of another man at the intersection of Tower Street and John’s Lane in Kingston on Friday, November 24, 2023.
Arrested and charged with wounding with intent (with the use of a firearm), possession of prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition and using a firearm to commit a scheduled offence is 25-year-old Tyreck Edwards otherwise called ‘Tyreese’ of Antigua Road, Kingston 11.
Reports are that about 12:50 pm, Edwards allegedly approached a man, pulled a handgun and opened gunfire hitting the man to the upper body. Edwards then ran off and escaped on foot in the area.
The man was taken to the hospital where he was admitted in a critical but stable condition.
On Friday, February 2, Edwards was apprehended by police in the St Andrew South Division and charged.
His court date is being finalised.