Three shot, two fatally in St James

January 26, 2023

Two men were shot and killed by armed men in  the Tucker community, in St James, on Thursday afternoon.

Another man who was also shot in the incident, has been treated at hospital.

According to reports, about 2:00 p.m.,the men were at a car wash and bar in the community when a motor vehicle drove to the area, and two men entered the establishment.

The men brandished handguns and sprayed the surrounding with bullets, shooting all three men.

They then escaped in the waiting motor car, while the wounded men were rushed to the Cornwall Regional Hospital where two of the men were pronounced dead, and the other treated.

The identities of the deceased have not been released.

Nine persons have been murdered in the parish of St James since the start of the year. 

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