Police process the crime scene on Upper King Street in Kingston following a triple murder late Thursday, March 23, 2023.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two women were among three people killed on Upper King Street in the vicinity of Heroes Circle in Kingston late Thursday. The other victim was a male taxi driver.
OBSERVER ONLINE understands that the women were travelling in the taxi to get their make-ups done ahead of a party, when it is believed that they were trailed by unknown assailants in another vehicle.
As the females attempted to exit the taxi, gunmen alighted from the other vehicle and opened gunfire hitting all three occupants of the cab with bullets, killing them on the spot.
The Kingston Central police and members of the Major Investigation Division are now processing the scene.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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