Charmaine Burgess, the mother of 42-year-old Andre Omar Burgess, heard the gunshots which took his life last night at Deanes Village, Hindsbury Road, St Michael.
She called for the return of hanging as she recounted last night’s incident.
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UPDATE:
The man who was shot and killed last night was identified as Andre Omar Burgess, 42 years, of Baycroft New Road, Bridge Road, St Michael.
His body was found lying at the side of the road in Deanes Village, Hindsbury Road.
The other man injured in the incident, who was being treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, has not been identified.
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One man was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting at Deane’s Village, Hindsbury Road, St Michael, last night, and another was being treated for injuries sustained in the same incident.
According to police investigations, the deceased and another male were conversing when three masked men approached them and discharged a number of gun shots, striking them in the process, before fleeing on foot.
The injured male was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in a private motorcar where he is undergoing medical treatment.
Police Operations Control Room received a report of gun shots being fired in the area around 9:18 p.m. and when they arrived, a body was lying on the road next to a car. Medical assistance was sought, a medical doctor visited the scene, examined the body and pronounced death.
Investigations are continuing.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or have any information that may assist is asked to please contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1800-8477, Police Emergency at 211 or the District “A” Police Station at 430-7242 or 430-7246. (Nation News Desk)
