Richie Poo among two shot dead

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Richie Poo among two shot dead

Reputed Gideon Warrior and one of Jamaica’s most feared gangsters, Kevin Tyndale, otherwise known as ‘Richie Poo’, was one of two men reportedly shot and killed on Old Hope Road in St Andrew yesterday. Tyndale succumbed to his injuries at the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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