A man turned himself into the May Pen police Tuesday, April 11, 2023, after a man he struck during a dispute died.

The police identified the deceased as Paul Clarke, age 64, of Luddy Green, Frankfield, Clarendon.

According to the police, at about 8:20 pm, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Clarke and another man had a disagreement that turned into a fight. During the fight, Clarke used a piece of board and struck the 44-year-old accused.

As a result, the accused returned the favor, used the same piece of board, and struck Clarke several in the chest region. Clarke collapsed and later died. The man later turned himself in to the police, where he will remain while the police investigate.

Illegal gun seized in St Andrew, man arrested 

On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, detectives assigned to the St Andrew South Police Division reported that they seized a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol loaded with a magazine containing thirteen 9mm cartridges during a routine patrol.

According to the Hunts Bay police report, at about 12:30 am, a police team was on patrol in the Hunts Bay area when they saw a man acting suspiciously. As the police got closer, the man allegedly removed an object resembling a firearm from his waistband, threw it in the bushes, and ran.

The police accosted the man and recovered the weapon. They took the man into custody pending further investigation.

The Mandeville police arrested a St Catherine wanted man at a checkpoint.

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — According to the Mandeville police, they have captured a man whom the police wanted concerning a shooting and murder incident in St Cathrine. The police arrested the man during a stop and search operation at the New Green roundabout in Mandeville on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. 

According to OBSERVER ONLINE, at about 12:15 pm, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the police stopped a public passenger vehicle at the New Green roundabout, and the wanted who was a passenger started acting suspiciously. He never had an ID, so the police removed him from the vehicle for processing. 

During processing, the police discovered that the man was on the police wanted list for several murders and robbers in St Cathrine. As a result, the police withheld his identity pending an ID parade.

A 13-yr-old girl was among two shot in Manchester attempted robbery

MANCHESTER, Jamaica: The Manchester police reported that robbers shot and injured two people, including a 13-year-old girl, during an attempted robbery in Harmons, Manchester, Tuesday night, April 11, 2023. Both persons were admitted to the hospital.

According to a police source, at about 9:00 pm, Tuesday, April 11, 2023, a shopkeeper in Harmons closed her business for the night. And she and her daughter were about to board a bike taxi when two gunmen pulled up on a motorcycle and attacked them. 

The robbers attempted to rob the business, but they were unsuccessful, and when leaving, they opened fire, hitting the shopkeeper and the 13-year-old girl. The other person was not hurt.

The police assisted the victims to the hospital, and the authorities admitted them.