2 women shot, one fatally, at Kingston bar
Two women were attacked and shot, one fatally, at a bar on Windward Road, Kingston 2, on Thursday.
The dead woman has been identified as 38-year-old Tracy-Ann Barnes, otherwise called ‘Pinky’, a bartender from Vineyard Town, Kingston 3. The injured woman is 34.
It was reported that around 1:55 pm, the females were at the rear of the premises when a man entered and purchased a cigarette from the bartender in the bar.
He smoked it, then went to the rear of the premises, pulled a handgun from his right front pants pocket and opened gunfire at the two women, who were among a group of friends.
The police said Barnes was shot in the forehead. She reportedly died on the spot.
The gunman ran back through the bar and escaped on a waiting motorcycle that drove easterly along Windward Road. Both women were assisted to hospital, where Barnes was pronounced dead.
The other woman was admitted. Police confirmed that her injuries are considered life-threatening.
No motive has been given for the attack.