Three loud explosions followed by the screams of a frantic mother rocked East Cave Drive in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine, in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, alerting residents to a tragic incident in which 15-year-old Raheem Shaw was shot by his father who mistook him for an intruder.
Read more: Tragedy in Hellshire: Son Thought to be Burglar Mistakenly Killed by Dad
Several residents in the Crescent Road area of St Andrew were on Friday adamant that they would be heading to the United States-Mexico border after the latest explosion of violence which claimed two lives and left a third man injured.
Read more: Jamaicans Willing to be Trafficked Through Mexico to US to Escape Murder Spree
Despite showing no remorse for raping a nine-year-old girl, who he strangled while buggering, the mother of the child says she has forgiven the cold-hearted, young killer.
Read more: Mother Forgives Teeanged Boy Who Raped and Killed Her Nine-Year-Old Daughter
Over 1,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of US$25 million or J$3.7 billion was seized in St Mary on Friday, law enforcement sources have revealed.
Read more: Cocaine worth $3.7b seized at Ian Fleming airport
The sentencing of Cocoa Piece killer Rushane Barnett has been set for October 20 in the Home Circuit Court.
Read more: Clarendon Massacre Butcher to be Sentenced October 20