Spanish City, Jamaica — Keith ‘Neeko’ Newman, a person wished in reference to a number of murders, together with the deadly taking pictures of two teenage boys in December, was shot and killed by police throughout an alleged shoot-out early this morning in March Pen, Spanish City.
Stories are that round 3:40 a.m., a police crew confronted Newman within the March Pen space, resulting in an trade of gunfire throughout which he was fatally wounded.
Newman had been on the police’s wished listing for the homicide of Adrian Hinds, also referred to as ‘Shoppy,’ on October 12, 2024, in Stony Hill. He was additionally looked for the December 12, 2024, murders of 16-year-old Nicquan Whitely, a former Meadowbrook Excessive scholar, and 14-year-old Jumaane Henry, previously of Oberlin Excessive College. The 2 boys had been killed alongside Ethereal Citadel Street in Stony Hill, St Andrew.
Moreover, Newman was wished for the taking pictures of a person on February 10, 2025, alongside Lengthy Lane close to Purple Gyal Ring in St Andrew.
Police report that Newman’s alleged arch-rival, Orville ‘Marvin’ Dennie, who was additionally wished for homicide, was fatally shot by a police crew on February 11 in St Thomas.
Newman’s demise marks the forty sixth deadly police taking pictures because the begin of the yr. The Impartial Fee of Investigations (INDECOM) has been notified of this morning’s incident.
Authorities imagine the deaths of Dennie and Newman could alleviate the gang-related violence that has troubled the Stony Hill group in latest months. A 48-hour curfew was imposed within the Ethereal Citadel Street space beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Performing Superintendent Randy Sweeney of the St Andrew North Division acknowledged that the police are decided to apprehend wished people, no matter their makes an attempt to evade seize. “We’re dedicated to decreasing crime and violence within the St Andrew North Division and reassuring the residents,” Sweeney mentioned.
