Yellow Tape/Crime Scene
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The female vendor who was shot dead by armed assailants in downtown Kingston on Monday morning has been identified as Andrea Peterkin.
Peterkin, otherwise called 'Apple' is of a Nelson Street address in Denham Town.
Reports are that Peterkin was seated on a chair in a shopping area in the vicinity of Pink Lane in West Kingston when she was shot in the face by armed assailants on a motorcycle.
The incident happened at about 11:20 am. Another woman was reportedly also shot and injured.
READ: Female vendor shot dead at stall in downtown, Kingston
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