MARBELLA CLUB

Dead is Hanix Thompson, 29, from Hendon, Norwood in the parish. Crime continues to surge in Montego Bay, St James, following the shooting death of a taxi operator yesterday.Constable Richam Davis, Constabulary Communications Network liaison officer for the parish, said Thompson was gunned down on Johnson Hill in Glendevon about 7:20 a.m. Reports are that residents heard several loud explosions and alerted the police. Thompson's body was subsequently found with several gunshot wounds. His Toyota Corolla motor car was taken by his killer(s). The taxi operator was taken to the Cornwall regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. No motive has been established for the murder. However, the Montego Bay Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), is appealing to persons with information to contact them immediately.
Thompson's death has pushed the number of homicides in St. James to 139 since the start of the year. Meanwhile, the Anchovy police were kept busy by scores of residents in Mount Carey, St. James who mounted a roadblock on Monday morning. Police say the road was blocked about 9: 20 a.m. by residents protesting the absence of electricity and water supply from their community. However, the protest was short-lived as the police cleared the roadblocks and maintained a presence in the area.