Man shot dead in front 7-y-o son in St Elizabeth
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – A man was shot to death in front of his seven-year-old son in Elim district in St Elizabeth on Friday.
The dead man has been identified as 50-year-old Richard Griffiths, otherwise called ‘Richie’, a farmer from the district.
It was reported that around 4:11 pm, Griffiths was outside his house with his seven-year-old son when a silver car drove up with several men aboard.
Police reported that one of the men exited the vehicle and opened fire at the now-deceased, killing him on the spot. The man returned to the car, which drove away.
The police were summoned, and Griffiths taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The body was later transported to the morgue pending a post-mortem examination.
No motive has been established for the killing, the police said.