Man charged with 2021 murder

A team of officers assigned to the Kingston Western Police Division have charged 22-year-old Ethan Thompson of Walkers Avenue, Gregory Park, St Catherine, with murder in relation to an incident on Lincoln Crescent, Kingston 5, on May 5, 2021.

The deceased has been identified as 41-year-old Andre Stephens, a labourer of Lincoln Crescent. Reports are that at about 7:15 a.m., Stephens was at the rear of a premises taking a bath when he was attacked by Thompson and other gunmen who shot him several times. The police were alerted and Stephens was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Following an

investigation, Thompson was arrested. He was charged after he was questioned in the presence of his attorney. He is also charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. The other gunmen are currently being sought by the police. Thompson's court date has not been finalised.