Linstead | Woman Hospitalized After Being Shot By Gunman
A woman remains hospitalized in what is said to be critical condition after she was shot and left for dead while travelling from her home to Linstead Fire Station in St. Catherine where she works as a cook. Her identity is being withheld at this time. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the incident happened […]
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