Key Takeaways
- The owner of Flag City restaurant, Nashon McGibbon, was shot and killed during a robbery in Negril, Jamaica.
- A Czech medical doctor, dining at Flag City, was injured during the attack, with gunmen fleeing on a motorcycle afterward.
- Eyewitnesses reported that the gunmen chased McGibbon before shooting him multiple times in an open field.
- Police found McGibbon with severe gunshot wounds, and he died at the hospital; the injured doctor is in stable condition.
- Investigators are looking into the incident but have not identified any suspects or motives.
Flag City owner is dead, and one visitor injured during a Negril Robbery. On Friday night, gunmen shot and killed the owner of Flag City restaurant during a robbery in Negril, Jamaica. The gunmen also shot a medical doctor visiting from the Czech Republic during the incident, which occurred along Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, Westmoreland.
The authorities have identified the deceased as Nashon McGibbon, otherwise called ‘Bubba Nash’, 36 of Tigres Lane in West End, Negril.
At approximately 8:40 p.m., McGibbon was on the beach near his Flag City Restaurant, close to Cayenne Beach, accompanied by three employees.
The doctor was a customer at the restaurant, and the staff had just served him a meal when the attack occurred.
Eyewitnesses reportedly told the police that a motorcycle carrying two men wearing hoodies rode up to the location.
The men allegedly walked towards the table where McGibbon and the others had been sitting. Moments later, the men brandished handguns and open fire, hitting McGibbon.
The flag City owner tried to evade the gunmen but they chased and finished him
McGibbon reportedly ran from the scene, but the gunmen chased him into an open field, where he later collapsed from gunshot wounds.
During the attack, the gunmen allegedly grabbed two bags containing cash before fleeing the scene on the motorcycle.
Concerned patrons summoned the police to the scene and, upon arrival, found McGibbon lying face down with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. In addition, the police recovered five spent 9mm shell casings.
A visitor, who had been seated near McGibbon during the shooting, sustained gunshot wounds to his left shoulder. The cops transported him to a hospital Negril, where the authoritied him admitted in serious but stable condition.
The cops also transported McGibbon to the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, where a doctor sadly pronounced him dead.
Detectives have launched an investigation into the incident. However, they have yet to establish a motive for the shooting or identified any suspects.