Man gunned down while riding bicycle in Spanish Town

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man was shot and killed while riding his bicycle along Nugent Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Monday morning.

The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old Gary Shaw, a kitchen attendant of Old Harbour Road in the parish.

According to the Corporate Communications Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, residents stumbled on Shaw’s body about 6:00 am on Nugent Street and summoned the police.

Upon arrival, the police found Shaw’s bloodied body beside his bicycle, with gunshot wounds to his upper chest.

He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Spanish Town police are investigating.