‘Chargerhead’ killed in Portmore machete attack, suspect fatally shot by police
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A man known as ‘Chargerhead’ was killed in a machete attack near Bayside Plaza in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday morning.
Police fatally shot the suspected attacker just over two hours later.
Reports are that two older men got into an argument near a popular bar about 10:00 a.m. Witnesses said the dispute was over a “plastic bottle and a pig pen”.
During the altercation, the suspect allegedly attacked ‘Chargerhead’ with a machete.
Chargerhead’s given name had yet to be confirmed at press time. The suspected attacker reportedly left the scene on a bicycle and was later confronted by the police when he was shot and killed about 12:10 pm. A machete was seized by the police.
Chargerhead is reportedly a popular figure in the local karaoke scene, so his death shocked several people.
More details to come.
— Claude Mills
