‘Shooter’ charged with murder, illegal possession of firearm
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder, illegal possession of firearm and illegal possession of ammunition after being captured during a police operation on Chambers Lane, St Catherine on Thursday, March 2.
Charged is Keno Bloomfield, otherwise called ‘Dutch’, ‘Daddy Earth’ or ‘Shooter’, of Tawes Meadows in Spanish Town, St Catherine. He was featured on the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Wanted Wednesday Campaign.
It is alleged that about 9:45 pm on August 24, 2022, Bloomfield shot and killed 57-year-old higgler, Garfield Barnes in the Spanish Town Bus Terminal. Barnes died while being treated at hospital.
Bloomfield has been on the run since the incident. However, following several intelligence-led operations the police were able to close in on his whereabouts. He was charged following an interview.
