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A 19-year-old man has been charged in relation to the gun attack on Rum Lane, Central Kingston that left two men dead and three others injured earlier this month.
Ronald Williams, alias Bupsy , a resident of Summerset Avenue, Kingston 16, has been charged with two counts of murder, three counts of shooting with intent, illegal possession of firearm and illegal possession of ammunition.
The charges stemmed from the double murder of 25-year-old Ian Reid of Cloverly Road, Kingston, and 29-year-old Oshane Watson, a chef of White Plate Meadows in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
Reports from the Kingston Central police were that on Friday, July 2, the men were sitting along the roadway at about 1:40pm, when Williams and another man armed with firearms approached and fired several shots at them.
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The police are reporting that a man is now in custody in relation to the shooting death of two men in Rum Lane, Central Kingston last Friday.
The identity of the man was not released by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which tweeted about the suspect s arrest on Monday. The Kingston Central police picked up the suspect a short while ago in a targeted operation. He is to be interviewed in the presence of an attorney. More later, the JCF tweeted.
Three other persons were also shot and injured in the drive-by gun attack which left 25-year-old Ian Reid and 28-year-old Oshane Watson, dead.
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Five persons were shot, two fatally, by gunmen along Rum Lane in the now crime-plagued Central Kingston area on Friday.
The deceased have been identified by residents as 25-year-old Ian Reid and 28-year-old Oshane Watson.
Preliminary reports are that about 1:40pm, persons were seated on a section of Rum Lane when a car was driven up and gunmen exited the vehicle and opened gunfire, hitting five persons.
The hoodlums then fled the scene in the waiting motorcar.
The wounded persons were taken to hospital, where Reid and Watson were pronounced dead.
A probe is ongoing into the latest killings to rock Central Kingston.