The Trelawny police are seeking a “jealous man” who allegedly shot and killed a woman and injured two other members of the Deeside community where he trailed his lover Monday afternoon.
The dead woman has been identified as 26-year-old Natalie Brooks, a resident of Clarendon.
Police said about 2:30 Monday afternoon, Brooks was driving in the community when she was trailed by a man believed to be her estranged lover. Police said the man followed the woman into a yard in Deeside, and allegedly became enraged when occupants of the premises asked him to leave.
Police further allege that the upset man rushed to his motor vehicle and returned with a pistol he took from the trunk, then began to fire wildly, hitting two women and a male who were in the yard.
The three were taken to the Falmouth Public Hospital where Brooks was pronounced dead and the two others admitted in serious, but stable, condition.
According to a senior police source, the Trelawny police are aware of the identity of the killer who is reportedly from outside the parish, and are actively pursuing him.
Brooks’s death pushed to nine the number of persons who have been reported murdered in the parish up to Monday.
One time gone, Trelawny was one of the best parishes to live in, due to its low/no crime rate. Look dey we only in the 7th month and 9 murders happened in Trelawny since the start of the year already. This damn crime is like a cancer spreading, even in the most quiet and remote areas in the island.