Key Takeaways
- Two men were killed at a cookshop in Luana, St. Elizabeth; one victim is identified as Shadrick Watson, 33.
- The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. when an armed man opened fire after a brief conversation with the victims.
- In response, police have imposed a 48-hour curfew in eight communities due to potential reprisals.
- In a separate incident, Shawn Fletcher, 40, was killed in a shooting in Old Harbour, resulting in injuries to a woman.
- A security guard received a two-month prison sentence for stealing pineapples but was released immediately due to time served.
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Two men have lost their lives at a roadside cookshop in Luana, St. Elizabeth, in Jamaica, on Saturday night. The police have identified one of the victims as 33-year-old Shadrick Watson from Hodges Land, near Black River in St. Elizabeth.
Preliminary reports indicate that around 10:30 p.m., the two men had just closed the cookshop when an armed man approached them. After a brief conversation, the gunman opened fire. He hit both men before escaping on foot.
In response to the cookshop incident, the police have increased their presence in the area and in the neighboring troubled community of Speculation.
Additionally, they have imposed a 48-hour curfew covering eight communities due to concerns about potential reprisals following the double murder.
The communities under curfew are Hodges Land, Luana, Speculation, Cambridge, Spring Park, Brompton, Fyffes Pen, and Crawford. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 11. It will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
A shooting in Old Harbor, St Catherine left one dead and one injured
A man lost his life, and a woman sustained injuries during a gun attack in Old Harbor, St. Catherine, on October 10, 2026.
Law enforcement agents have identified the deceased as 40-year-old Shawn Fletcher, who lived in the Succaba Gardens community in Old Harbor.
According to reports, Fletcher and the woman were part of a group standing along Ascot Drive when a motor vehicle approached and stopped near them. Afterwards, an armed man reportedly exited the vehicle and opened fire. He hit Fletcher in the head and the woman in the leg before fleeing in the waiting car.
The police responded and assisted both victims to the Spanish Town Hospital. Unfortunately, medical staff pronounced Fletcher dead upon arrival and admitted the woman for treatment.
The Old Harbor Police are currently investigating the incident.
Judge sentenced Security guard to two months in prison for stealing pineapples.
A St Catherine Parish Court judge has sentenced a security guard from St. Catherine to two months in prison for stealing pineapples from the farm where he was employed.
Authorities have identified the disgraced security guard as Nicholas Hadlam. Acting Senior Parish Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle handed down the sentence in the St. Catherine Parish Court on Friday.
However, Hadlam, who lives in Bog Walk, will not spend a day in prison. The judge has credited him with the two months he spent in custody while awaiting trial. As a result, law enforcement officials released him shortly after the judge imposed the sentence.
Still before Hadlam walked free, Judge Nelson-Gayle issued a stern warning to him, advising him to change his ways and refrain from dishonesty.
The incident occurred on July 22, when Hadlam was on duty at the pineapple farm owned by Trade Winds Limited. A company supervisor observed him picking pineapples and placing them into a bag. Initially, Hadlam denied the theft but later confessed to it.