ST JAMES, Jamaica – The body of a man pulled from a river in the vicinity of the bypass road now under construction in Irwin is believed to be that of one of the escapees from the Lucea lock-up over the weekend.

The body was taken from the river by the police and firefighters on Monday.

It is being theorised that the man was shot and killed sometime between Sunday night and early Monday morning.

A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that they believe that the body is of one of two men who escaped from the lock-up in the early hours of Sunday morning. The other man was reportedly taken back into custody after being arrested on Sunday.

The police have not officially released the identity of the deceased man as yet.

There was also another incident during the night that the St James police were called upon to investigate.

According to reports, on Monday at 12:10 am, residents stumbled upon a body and summoned the police.

Upon the arrival of the lawmen, the unidentified man was seen with gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.