Security guard killed in Portmore gun attack

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Security guard killed in Portmore gun attack

The police in Portmore, St Catherine are searching for the attackers who shot and killed a man on Caymanas Drive on Monday. No motive is yet to be established for the murder of security guard Jermaine Duffus, who is from the community of Myrtle Way...

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