Triple murder in Clarendon
November 13, 2005
THREE MEMBERS of one family were gunned down near Highway 2000 in Clarendon early yesterday morning.
Residents found the bodies of the three men in bushes at about 5:00 a.m.
The police have linked the death of the three, Roy Thompson 50, his son Randy Thompson 19, and nephew Kevin Howard 21 - all of a Sandy Bay address to an illegal gun trade between Haiti and Jamaica.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) George Williams, who is in charge of criminal investigations, told The Sunday Gleaner yesterday that the three men had been under investigation by the police for some time.
ILLEGAL GUN TRADE
"Intelligence has pointed to the fact that one of the deceased may have been involved in (an) illegal gun trade between Jamaica and Haiti and was in some problems with gangs from the Corporate Area and Spanish Town over guns ...," ACP Williams said.
He was unable to give specifics about the illegal trade between the two countries, but has urged persons who have information relating to the death of the men to contact the police.
Cheslan Simpson, a 61-year-old contractor, was also shot and killed in a separate incident in the parish on Friday night.
Corporal Michael Francis, who is attached to the Constabulary Communication Network, told The Sunday Gleaner that four armed men went to a bar on Evans Avenue in May Pen and robbed patrons of cash and other items.
FIRED SHOTS
Cpl. Francis related that the men fired shots while leaving the building and Mr. Simpson, who was driving by in his motor vehicle, was hit by one of the bullets. He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall. He was later pronounced dead at hospital.
Mr. Simpson is the second businessman murdered in the parish in less than two weeks.
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Author: Stephanie Elliot and Petrina Francis
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
