WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — An alleged gangster is dead after a two-motorcycle collision in Grange Hill, Westmoreland last Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Alex Hill, otherwise known as Romaine, of a Bullstrod, Grange Hill address. Hill is said to be a member of a well-known gang in Grange Hill and has been linked to several crimes.

Police reports indicate that on Thursday about 11:25 pm, Hill was driving his motorcycle along the Grange Hill main road, in the vicinity of the Top Geneva intersection, when he collided with another motorcycle.

The collision resulted in the two bikers being flung from their motorcycles.

Hill was left unconscious after receiving serious head and upper body injuries. The other motorcycle driver received upper body injuries including a broken hand.

Both men were assisted to the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital for treatment. However, Hill later succumbed to the injuries he received.

According to the police, Hill was a member of the notorious Kings Valley Gang and has been linked to two wounding with intent incidents committed in Linten Pen, Grange Hill, on June 5, 2022 and on August 9, 2022.

Hill was also fingered in a store robbery along Fullersfield District in Grange Hill on April 9, 2025.

Two months later, Hill was accused of the murder of a man along the Crowder main road in Grange Hill on June 25, 2025, at 9:15 pm.

In July, another member of the gang, 36-year-old Ricardo Hemmings, who was also known as Junior and Black Oil, was killed during a reported clash with members of a police team in Lime Hall, St Ann.

To date, Westmoreland has seen a 61 per cent reduction in murders. Thirty-two murders have been committed this year in comparison to 82 for the same period last year. Besides, there have been 44 shootings this year in comparison to 85 for the same period last year, a 48 per cent reduction.

— Anthony Lewis