Well-known Jockey Oneil Ricardo Mullings killed; police name suspects
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- The St Andrew South police have launched a probe into the murder of 49-year-old Oneil Ricardo Mullings, a well-known jockey who was shot and killed along Thompson View Avenue in St Andrew on Sunday evening.
- Mullings, otherwise known as “Jockey” and employed at Caymanas Park, was reportedly near a premises on Thompson View around 6:42 p.m.
- when he was approached by a gunman who opened fire, hitting him in the head.
- He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- According to The Jamaica Gleaner, the killing followed an alleged dispute over payment for renovation work at Mullings’ house on Thompson View Avenue.
The St Andrew South police have launched a probe into the murder of 49-year-old Oneil Ricardo Mullings, a well-known jockey who was shot and killed along Thompson View Avenue in St Andrew on Sunday evening.
Mullings, otherwise known as “Jockey” and employed at Caymanas Park, was reportedly near a premises on Thompson View around 6:42 p.m. when he was approached by a gunman who opened fire, hitting him in the head. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to The Jamaica Gleaner, the killing followed an alleged dispute over payment for renovation work at Mullings’ house on Thompson View Avenue. Sources said one suspect was handling steelwork while the other was responsible for carpentry. Tensions reportedly escalated when payment for the steelwork was questioned before the carpentry began, sparking a confrontation with Mullings. His partner reportedly tried to chase one of the attackers after witnessing the shooting but was unable to catch them.
Investigators have since named 37-year-old Samuel Brown, otherwise called “Shooter” or “Mark,” a labourer and mason of Four Forty Drive, Kingston 11, as a suspect in the case, along with his brother Shaun Brown, also of the same address.
Anyone with information on the Browns’ whereabouts is urged to contact the Hunts Bay police at 876-923-7111, Crime Stop at 311, the Jamaica Constabulary Force tip line at 811, or the nearest police station.
Mullings who has been in the saddle since 2002, celebrated his 400th win aboard Princess Akilah on August 6, 2024.
