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‘Trade man’ gunned down, two men arrested and charged

23 December 2024
This content originally appeared on Jamaica News | Loop News.
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The St Andrew South police have charged 23-year-old Rajay McCreath, otherwise called "Roger", of Happy Grove district, St Andrew, and 18-year-old Raymond Mighty otherwise called 'Brownman', of Mark Lane, Kingston.

 Both men were charged with two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, and unauthorized possession of ammunition following an incident in Happy Grove, St Andrew on Friday, November 22.

 Dead are: 25-year-old Hubo Duncan, a laborer, and 44-year-old Ryan Webb, a welder, both of Gustman district, Happy Grove, St Andrew.

 Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that at about 11:05 pm, Duncan and Webb were among a group of individuals playing dominoes in the community when they were pounced upon by two armed men on foot who opened gunfire hitting both men.

The police were alerted, and upon their arrival, the men were seen with gunshot wounds.

They were assisted to the hospital where they died while undergoing treatment.
 

On Friday, December 20, McCreath and Mighty were positively identified and subsequently charged following an identification parade as the men involved in the incident.

 The St Andrew South Police division remains committed to ensuring justice for the victims and their families and encourages anyone with further information about this incident or any other crime to contact the nearest police station or Crime Stop at 311.