KINGSTON, Jamaica – Police have charged an alleged gang leader following a shooting in Kingston in 2024.

Charged is 31-year-old Dane Smith otherwise called ‘Mashie’ a carpenter of Crescent Road, Kingston 13 and Lilliput, St James.

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Police say the alleged leader of the Crescent Road gang is facing charges of shooting with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition, and using a firearm to commit a felony.

Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that on September 6, 2024 about 11:40 pm, a man was at the at the intersection of Crescent Road and Bowen Road when an altercation developed between him and Smith. Smith, who was armed with a firearm at the time, demanded the man leave the area and return to his community.

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Whilst in the process of leaving, the complainant heard loud explosions behind him and immediately ran off in the Bowens Road direction. The complainant was not injured during the incident.

A report was later made to the police and on Wednesday, Smith was formally charged following a question-and-answer session. His court date is being finalised.

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