‘Pastor’ charged with killing outside basic school

A Westmoreland man, who was shot and injured, has been charged with killing a carpenter who was gunned down outside a basic school on February 9.

Oshane Blair, 33, otherwise called 'Pastor', of Crowder district, Grange Hill, was arrested and subsequently charged with the murder of 25-year-old Jervain Lue, otherwise called 'Jermaine', of Top Lincoln district, also in Grange Hill.

Allegations are that about 9:45 a.m. on February 9, Lue was driving a motorcycle when he was pounced upon by Blair, who brandished a handgun and opened gunfire hitting him in the upper body. Lue had just dropped off a woman and child at the Grange Hill Basic School. The police were summoned and upon their arrival, Lue was seen lying along the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds. He was assisted to the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

On February 14, Blair was shot and injured by gunmen and was admitted to hospital where he was placed under police guard. He was later released from hospital into police custody and subsequently charged.