St Mary fruit vendor killed at stall

A fruit vendor was fatally shot during an attack by a lone gunman in Annotto Bay, St Mary last night.

The deceased is 32-year-old Victor Brown of Bottom Bay in the parish.

Reports from the Annotto Bay police are that Brown was at his stall when about 7:30 pm a gunman came up and opened fire, hitting him.

A man who was standing at the entrance at a nearby restaurant was also shot.

Brown ran from his stall onto the main road and subsequently collapsed.

The attacker fled the scene on foot.

The injured men were taken to hospital where Brown was pronounced dead and the other man was admitted in serious but stable condition.

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