No motive, suspects in Westmoreland teen’s death – cops
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – Police have not established a motive or identified any suspects in connection with the killing of a Westmoreland teen, who was shot dead months after his father and brother suffered the same fate.
Delano Gayle, 19, a construction worker, was killed and his grandfather injured when the gunmen attacked them at home on September 24. The grandfather, 84, was admitted to hospital.
Head of the Westmoreland Division, Senior Superintendent Wayne Josephs, said the police have not made a breakthrough with their investigations into the incident.
“Nothing as yet, we are still probing the matter,” SSP Josephs told OBSERVER ONLINE.
It was reported that about 11:40 pm, both men were at home with other family members when they heard a loud banging on the back door. The door was then kicked open, and two men entered the house, brandished firearms, and opened gunfire at Gayle.
The police said Gayle ran into his grandfather’s room in fear for his life. The gunmen continued to fire several other gunshots in his direction before leaving the area on foot.
When the shooting subsided, Gayle was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body and his grandfather was found suffering from gunshot wounds to his legs. Gayle was pronounced dead at hospital.
On June 24, Gayle’s brother, Derron, 23, was shot dead by a gunman at a wake in the community. His father, Derrick Gayle, succumbed to gunshot wounds on May 2 after being shot on December 29 last year.
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Derron and Derrick were buried two weeks before Delano’s killing.
Police sources state that Delano had been a witness in his father’s murder, and two attempts on his life had been made prior.
A man, identified as Theodore Reid, popularly known as ‘Peckus’, was held for Derron’s murder. Reid was arrested after he was featured on the police’s ‘Wanted Wednesday’ campaign on July 1.
Reid, who hails from Ancho district in Whithorn, Westmoreland, surrendered to the police accompanied by his attorney on July 3. He was subsequently charged.
