70-y-o man shot dead in St Elizabeth
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— An elderly man was found dead at his home in Greenfield district, St Elizabeth, Thursday morning.
Police believe the man, identified as 70-year-old contractor Amos Thompson, otherwise called ‘Conroy’, was killed Wednesday night.
Thompson was also a United States resident.
It was reported that around 11:45pm, residents heard explosions but did not summon the police.
Around 6:50 Thursday morning, the police were called to the location after residents alerted them to the presence of the body.
The police arrived and saw a crowd gathered in a yard and, upon investigating, saw Thompson’s body inside a Honda CRV motor vehicle which was parked in a garage.
Police said a section of the deceased man’s body was partially outside the vehicle. He was clad in grey-coloured underpants and a gold-looking watch.
The yard was cleared, and the scene was processed by the police.