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Deadly phone deal: Man shot dead while purchasing item

06 January 2025
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Sleuths attached to the St Andrew North division have charged 26-year-old Brandon Ennis otherwise called ‘Twinny’, a labourer of Belvedere road, St Andrew with murder.

The incident took place in the parish on Monday, December 02. 

Dead is 21-year-old Jermaine Francis otherwise called ‘Pluck’ of Elliot Avenue, Kingston 8.

Reports from the Red Hills police are that at about 7:30 pm, Francis was in the process of purchasing a cellular phone from Ennis during which Ennis pulled a firearm and opened gunfire, hitting him. 

The police were alerted and on their arrival, Francis was seen with gunshot wounds to the head. 

He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

Ennis was arrested and later charged with murder and several other charges to include possession of prohibited weapon and unauthorized possession of ammunition following a question and answer interview. 

His court date is being finalised.

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