‘Chargerhead’ killed in Portmore machete attack, suspect fatally shot by police

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By: Claude MillsJournalist at Jamaica Observer

November 15, 2026

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‘Chargerhead’ killed in Portmore machete attack, suspect fatally shot by police

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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica—A man known as ‘Chargerhead’ was killed in a machete attack near Bayside Plaza in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday morning.

Police fatally shot the suspected attacker just over two hours later.

Reports are that two older men got into an argument near a popular bar about 10:00 a.m. Witnesses said the dispute was over a “plastic bottle and a pig pen”.

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