October 21, 2024
Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Jamaica
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Charged 4 Months After Accused Of Shooting Man In Ochi

A St Ann man has been slapped with several charges after he allegedly shot and wounded a delivery man four months ago near Ocho Rios, St Ann.

He is twenty-two-year-old Tyreke Hill of Charles Town in St. Ann.

Hill has been charged with wounding with intent, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition and using a prohibited weapon to commit a felony.

Reports from the St. Ann’s Bay Police are that about 12:25p.m., on Wednesday, November 2, a man was called to a location in Content Gardens Ocho Rios to make a delivery when he was pounced upon by Hill who opened gunfire hitting him.

The man managed to escape and was assisted to the hospital where he was admitted.

Hill was charged on March 12, 2023 after he was positively identified on an identification parade. His court date has not yet been finalized.