Investigators in St Elizabeth have launched a probe into a fatal shooting that left a car dealer and a suspected robber dead. According to police, the incident occurred early Sunday morning at an auto mart in Longwood near Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth.
The authorities have identified the deceased as Melvin Blythe, 64, an automart dealer, and Romelle Johnson, o/c “Cow Man”, 34. Johnson was a resident of Santa Cruz, in St Elizabeth.
Investigators theorize that Blythe and Johnson had a struggle sometime after 3:00 am on Sunday.
Police reported that Blythe, a licensed firearm holder, left his home and went to his automart in Longwood on Saturday night. At some point while Blythe was at his business place, he encountered Johnson and a struggle allegedly ensued.
The police said it appeared both men shot each other during the struggle. But they cannot confirm the theory until they get the ballistics report.
Investigators said Blythe’s wife became worried after she made several calls to her husband and he did not answer. As a result, she curiously went to the carmart Sunday evening in search of him. While at the carmart, she stumbled upon his lifeless body.
Mrs. Blythe summond the police to the scene. Upon arrival, the officers followed a trail of blood over a wall, where they found Johnson’s lifeless body clutching Blythe’s licensed firearm.
While processing the scene investigators found a bag of tools and a headlight dismantled from a car, indicating that Johnson was there to steal car parts.
Investigators subsequently removed both bodies to the morgue pending an autopsy and ballistics examination.
The investigation continues, as the authorities work to put the pieces together.
Investigators identify US resident found dead in Hanover
Police have identified the woman found deceased in Hanover on Monday. She is 33-year-old Kadian ‘Kadi’ Bradshaw, originally from Tampa, Florida, and Bulls Bay in Hanover.
The police believed Bradshaw is a U.S. resident. Meanwhile, the authorities have taken her partner into custody for questioning.
The couple, along with a young baby presumed to be theirs, had been staying in the Bulls Bay area in for approximately a year at the time of the incident. Authorities said both individuals appear to have connections to Jamaica.
According to a police report, around 2:00 a.m., an altercation occurred between Bradshaw and her partner, resulting in her injury.
Concerned residents contacted the police after seeing a man walking along the main road towards Lucea during the early hours of the morning, carrying a baby. Law enforcement officers later detained the man, along with the infant.