St Elizabeth Police name man wanted for murder
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Twenty-seven-year-old, Alex McDonald, is wanted by the St Elizabeth police in connection with the 2021 murder of 19-year-old Romario Barnes, otherwise called ‘Bududup’.
According to a release from the Corporate Communications Unit (CCU), McDonald who hails from Bull Savannah in the parish is being asked to contact the Black River Criminal Investigations Branch by 6:00 pm on Wednesday, May 11.
Additionally, anyone knowing his whereabouts is being asked to contact the Black River Criminal Investigations Branch at 876- 965-2232, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.
Reports from the Junction Police are that about 7:30 pm, on Thursday, November 11, 2021, Barnes and McDonald were at Water Lane, Junction in the parish; when an altercation developed.
McDonald left and returned with a firearm and opened gunfire, hitting Barnes in the head. The police were summoned and Barnes was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A 13-year-old, a 15-year-old and an 18-year old were also implicated in the murder last year. All three teens, who are from Bull Savannah, were charged.