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Woman killed in People’s Arcade in Montego Bay
Police on the scene of the incident on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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May 9, 2026

Woman killed in People’s Arcade in Montego Bay

ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James police are now investigating the shooting death of a woman on Saturday morning.

The woman, whose identity has not yet been ascertained, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant as she exited a Toyota Voxy bus she had just driven into the People’s Arcade about 6:30 am.

Reports are that the woman had come to collect a cart that was used to sell soup when she was pounced upon by the shooter, said to be a male.

The police were soon contacted and crime scene detectives have since launched an investigation into the incident.

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