Man fatally shot by licensed firearm holder at St Elizabeth bar

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica— A man was fatally shot by a licensed firearm holder during a dispute at a bar in Top Hill, St Elizabeth, Tuesday night. Police identified the deceased as Mckoy Rowe, otherwise called “Mackie”, 39, a farmer of Top Hill district near Junction in St Elizabeth. A police report said about 10:05 pm two men got into a dispute when Rowe reportedly pulled a knife and attacked the licensed firearm holder who then pulled his weapon and shot Rowe. The injured man was pronounced dead at hospital on arrival. Police said Rowe was previously charged with housebreaking as recent as last year and was a reputed burglar. — Kasey Williams