Man shot dead in Central Village, St Catherine

Crime

August 19, 2026

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The police in St Catherine are probing the shooting death of a man in Central Village on Tuesday.

Gunned down is 58-year-old higgler Ivan Smith, otherwise called ‘Shortman’, who lived in the area.

The police report that about 10:30 a.m., Smith was pounced upon by two men armed with guns while standing at a shop in the community.

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