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The St Kitts Nevis Observer
MONTEGO BAY, St James ( Jamaica Observer) A 16-year-old student was among eight persons fatally shot while at least three others, including a 13-year-old boy, were left nursing gunshot wounds as criminals went on the rampage across the western parishes of St James and Westmoreland over the weekend.
The dead student has been identified as Omarion Campbell of Peace View, St James.
According to police reports, about 5:00 pm on Saturday the two teenage boys went to a shop in their community when men armed with handguns and rifles entered and opened fire, hitting both of them.They were taken to hospital where Campbell was pronounced dead and the 13-year-old admitted in a serious condition.