By LAMECH JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
ljohnson@tribunemedia.net
THREE men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of being the suspects behind a fatal shooting last week in an inner-city community.
Christavio Tucker, 22, Kelvin Clarke, 23, and Kevin Ramsey, 24, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing murder and attempted murder charges that were allegedly committed on April 21.
The three men were also alleged to have stolen a 2001 black Honda Odyssey, the property of Auveline McKenzie and valued at $6,500 on March 17.
Concerning the murder charge, it is alleged that the trio, being concerned together, intentionally caused the death of Patrick Axanthio Thompson.
They are also alleged to have attempted to cause the death of PC 3825 Hall and are accused of being in possession of a black .45 XD-45ACP pistol and an HK submachine pistol.
According to initial reports from police, shortly after 4pm, a group of men were standing in front of a car wash on Market Street, near Palm Tree Avenue, when the occupants of a dark coloured vehicle pulled up and fired several shots at them before speeding off.
A victim was hit and died of his injuries at the scene.
Police said officers chased the suspects into the Ridgeland Park area, where the three men allegedly fled on foot from the getaway vehicle. Police said they eventually caught the alleged assailants near a bushy area. Police also allegedly discovered a tech 9 automatic firearm and a .45 pistol.
The three accused were told that their case will be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court through the presentation of a voluntary bill of indictment at their next Magistrate’s Court appearance scheduled for May 31.
Due to the nature of the allegations, they were remanded to the Department of Correctional Services to await trial. However they have the right to make an application for bail in the Supreme Court.
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