AC repair technician killed in Manchester

An air conditioning repair technician was shot and killed along Caledonia Road in Manchester this afternoon.

He has been identified as Orlando Brown.

Reports are that about 1:20 p.m, Brown was seated under a tent in the vicinity of a bar and lounge on Caledonia Road when a gunman approached him and shot him multiple times.

An eyewitness told The STAR that the Brown was standing with a woman when the gunman approached and told her to move out of the way before opening fire on Brown.

He was rushed to the Mandeville  Regional Hospital where he has pronounced dead.

The gunman was said to have escaped on foot in the area.

Investigations continue.

- Tamara Bailey

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