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9-y-o among three shot, one fatally, in Cockburn Pen

Published:Monday | October 6, 2025 | 8:47 AM
The incident is under investigation.
The incident is under investigation.

A man was killed and two others injured, including a nine-year-old, in a gun attack in Cockburn Pen, St Andrew on Sunday night

Dead is 52-year-old Leroy Thompson of York Avenue in the area.

The incident occurred about 9:00 p.m. at a premises along York Avenue.

The Hunts Bay police are investigating.

The St Andrew South Police Division has recorded the most homicides since the start of the year.

As at October 4, the division has seen 61 murders.

The national murder toll is now 522.

- Andre Williams

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