‘Runkus’ gunned down near Highgate clock

Crime

July 3, 2026

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‘Runkus’ gunned down near Highgate clock

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HIGHGATE, ST Mary – A 31 year-old man was gunned down near the clock in Highgate, St Mary on Thursday evening.

Dead is Tarrick Needham, otherwise called ‘Runkus’, of a Cromwelland address in Highgate.

Reports are that around 7pm, he was standing at a plaza in the vicinity of the clock when a man dressed in dark clothing approached and opened fire. He was hit several times in the upper body.

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