A man suspected of carrying out a gun attack on several persons on Regent Street on Tuesday, December 28 has been charged with Shooting with Intent, Assault at Common- Law and Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition.
He is 29-year-old Marlon Hill of Brysford Street in Kingston.
Reports from the Kingston Central Police are that Hill and other men allegedly drove up in a Grey Nissan Latio and opened fire at several persons who were standing along the roadway. When the shooting subsided, one man was shot and injured. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.
Shortly after the shooting, lawmen intercepted the motor vehicle being driven by Hill along Nethersole Drive in the Arnett Gardens community. Hill was arrested and charged. The other occupants of the vehicle escaped.
Hill’s court date is to be finalised.
