15YO Among Tripple Murder Victims in Kingston
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 12:25 AM GMT-5
A shooting in East Kingston on Monday afternoon resulted in one schoolboy being injured and the deaths of three males, including a fifteen-year-old student. The fatal shooting occurred on Wild Street off Windward Road sometime after 3:00 p.m.
According to a report, a Mark X motor car drove up to the group. The suspects inside the vehicle emerged with guns and started shooting at the four males.
The news report detailed that residents witnessed one of the males running away, but he was chased and shot multiple times by one of the assailants.
Another eyewitness, an elderly man, disclosed to TVJ News that he was working nearby when the incident occurred and pleaded with the assailants to spare him after one of them threatened him.
Credit: TVJ NEWS
The deceased were identified as a 23-year-old man, 20-year-old Troy Dennis, and 15-year-old Maurice Morgan. Morgan, a student at Holy Trinity High School in Kingston, he is also the son of a police officer assigned to a Corporate Area division, according to TVJ News.
The other student was admitted to the hospital with non-critical injuries.
Following the attack, distraught and weeping residents were observed in the area, and the scene was littered with spent casings from high-powered weapons. The incident is currently under investigation by the Kingston Eastern Police.
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