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Old Harbour man gunned down at Bannister home

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07/13/2024 - 08:00
Police investigators are probing the circumstances into the killing of an Old Harbour man in the community of Bannister last night.
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Dead is 50-year-old Oneil Bailey, otherwise called ‘Red Man’ of Pointy Heights Lane, Bannister in northern Old Harbour.

Old Harbour News is yet to receive a formal comment from the police, but understands that about 8:45 pm residents heard several gunshots following which the body of Bailey was observed in the road in front of his gate.

One source says the body had at least four gunshot wounds.

The police were summoned and the scene processed where blood samples and spent casings were collected for forensic analysis.

Bailey, a father of three and native of Old Harbour, was employed to Jamaica Bedding Company at the time of his death.

Investigation continues.


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