Double murder rocks Dover, St Mary
ST MARY, Jamaica— A double murder in the otherwise quiet community of Dover, St Mary on Thursday has left residents shocked and in disbelief.
The deceased have been identified as 68-year-old Maurice Edwards otherwise called “Marrow” a labourer and his friend unemployed 57-year-old Michael Harris also known as “Fresh Air” or “Mickey”.
Reports are that two men were sitting outside of a bar in the community around 6:00pm when gunmen in a white Toyota Probox motor car alighted from the vehicle and opened fire hitting Edwards and Harris all over their bodies.
The gunmen drove off but the vehicle that is believed to have been used in the shooting was found in bushes in the Iterboraole community.
It is also believed that the gunmen escaped into nearby bushes.
The Annotto Bay police are investigating.