Caribbean National Weekly

Jamaican student killed in road rage shooting

By Andrew Karim··1 min read
Jamaican student killed in road rage shooting
Key Points(5)
  • A 16-year-old Jamaican student of Muschette High School was killed after an irate motorist fired in anger at a bus on which she was a passenger.
  • Reports from the police are that Shanique Rose of Content District in St James was killed about 11:30 pm on Monday as she was on her way home from a birthday party with a group of friends.
  • The incident took place after an argument developed at a rest stop on Lima Road in the parish between the driver of the bus on which Rose was travelling and the driver of a motor vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
  • Police say the driver of the motor vehicle pulled a gun and fired at the bus, hitting Rose.
  • She was taken to hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.

A 16-year-old Jamaican student of Muschette High School was killed after an irate motorist fired in anger at a bus on which she was a passenger.

Reports from the police are that Shanique Rose of Content District in St James was killed about 11:30 pm on Monday as she was on her way home from a birthday party with a group of friends.

The incident took place after an argument developed at a rest stop on Lima Road in the parish between the driver of the bus on which Rose was travelling and the driver of a motor vehicle coming from the opposite direction.

Police say the driver of the motor vehicle pulled a gun and fired at the bus, hitting Rose. She was taken to hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.











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