33-year-old Jamaican charged for murdering 3 men

A 33-year-old Selassie Harvey has been charged for committing three murders for an incident that took place along the Gordon Town main road, St Andrew, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. 

24th of December 2021

Kingston, Jamaica: A 33-year-old Selassie Harvey has been charged for committing three murders for an incident that took place along the Gordon Town main road, St Andrew, on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. 

Harvey has been charged with the counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, wounding with intent & illegal possession of a firearm. Harvey resides in Chancery Lane. 

Harvey was charged for killing 27-year-old Raymond Palmer, 30-year-old Demoy Foster, and 22-year-old Andre Jackson. All of the three deceased hale from Gordon Town in the parish. Foster was a stall operator, while Jackson was a delivery man. 

How Harvey killed three of them : 

As per the reports of police authorities, on May 25, at around 5:20 pm, all of the three men (deceased) were at a stall when Harvey, along with armed men, came and initiated an open fire on the people in which four people were severely injured. 

Palmer died on the spot, while other three people, including Foster and Jackson, were immediately taken to the hospital facility for treatment. 

Foster and Jackson scummed to their injuries in the hospital. At the same time, the remaining individual was recovered and discharged, after which the police authorities detained Harvey and charged him for murdering three people. 

The police authorities have further shared no other information. The police officials have yet not revealed the motive of Harvey behind these killings. 

The crime rate in Jamaica – 

The crime rate of the Caribbean island is rapidly hiking. With the increasing figures, Jamaica has now become the country who is having a high crime rate in the Caribbean region. 

In addition, 2 Chinese nationals (husband and wife) were gunned down on Thursday night in Southfield (southern St Elizabeth). 

The deceased was the owner of Jojo’s Supermarket in the area and died on the spot, while his wife was immediately taken to the hospital facility where she was declared dead by the Doctor.