Thursday, April 23, 2026

Revenge killing?

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AN EXECUTION-STYLE murder of Rico Reid on Wednesday night in The City could have been a revenge killing.

By all accounts, it appeared that Reid’s violent past finally caught up with him on the Wickham-Lewis Boardwalk.

rico-reidReid, 23, of Crystal Crescent, Kingsland, Christ Church, died on the spot after being shot in the head by an assailant along Wharf Road, The City, just before midnight.

According to unconfirmed reports, Reid, popularly known as “Brain”, was in a conversation when a man, who had been hiding nearby and carrying a large handgun, shot him at point-blank range before running off.  (RB)

Please read the full story in today’s Weekend Nation, or in the eNATION edition.

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