Police carry out their investigations at the scene of the shooting in Fox Hill on Saturday morning. Photo: Terrel W Carey/Tribune Staff
By KHRISNA VIRGIL
Deputy Chief Reporter
kvirgil@tribunemedia.net
POLICE have made an appeal for information that can lead to the arrest of the suspect who fatally shot a man through a window as the victim was sitting in a bedroom on Saturday morning.
While the victim’s identity has not been officially released, police sources have identified him as Marcian “Bones” Edgecombe.
Edgecombe, 26, is said to be well known to police. His death is the 41st homicide for the first four months of the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander told The Tribune yesterday that police are following some lines of inquiry, but none of these has led to a suspect being taken into custody.
The incident happened early Saturday morning in the community of Fox Hill.
“Anyone with information is asked to come forward with any information they might have,” Chief Supt Fernander said yesterday.
“Right now we are following many lines of inquiry but we don’t have anyone in custody.
“So we are asking people to please come forward.”
The victim was said to be sitting with relatives in a home on Springfield Road, Fox Hill when the shooting occurred.
“Shortly after 8am this morning, the deceased along with family members, they were in their apartment building, the deceased was sitting in the living room near to a window when an unknown male fired several shots into to the residence. As a result the deceased was shot to the body,” Chief Supt Fernander said at the scene of the murder on Saturday.
He appealed to local residents to come forward with any information, adding that based on preliminary enquiries the police “feel good where we are at at this time with the investigation to bring some speedy conclusion to this matter.”
He added: “As we move about and investigate matters and deal and seek out a number of prolific offenders, sometime you just arrive on the scene and to be able to recognise the individual and the face of them in and out of custody. This is one of those matters.”
Police have no motive for the crime, Chief Superintendent Fernander said.
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