Two relatives have been arrested for the murder of a Briton who was shot and killed while visiting family in Jamaica.
Michael Brown, 48, who had been embroiled in a ‘bitter’ family dispute over properties left to him by his late mother, was shot dead in Mike Town last Thursday.
The suspects were arrested at an address in Mandeville, near where Michael was killed, and are believed to be family members, a police source said.
“Police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of ‘Jimmy’ who was visiting family from England. They are assisting the police in their investigations into his shooting death. says the source.
Michael Brown (pictured in an image shared by local press in Jamaica), 48, was shot and killed while visiting relatives in Mike Town, on the outskirts of Mandeville in Manchester
According to police reports, Brown – who went by the street name ‘Jimmy’ – was killed around 12:20 a.m. last Thursday at an unfinished house he was building in the community just four days after burying his 74-year-old mother.
The 48-year-old man was shot in the upper body. He was rushed to Mandeville Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A police report says Brown was attacked by gunmen who opened fire on him as he entered the house he was building on the Caribbean island.
Citing “community sources”, Jamaican radio station Nationwide 90FM said Brown had been embroiled in a “bitter” family dispute over several properties his recently deceased mother left him in her will in the island nation.
The station reported that the dispute escalated between Brown and those close to him on Wednesday, and a heated argument ensued.
Police immediately opened an investigation into the shooting and are taking statements.
Detectives are now investigating whether Brown was killed in connection with the feud, according to local reports.
A police spokesman said they had started investigating the murder of Brown, from Hertfordshire, UK, saying: ‘This is a despicable crime and we are looking at all lines on the inquiries .
A police report said Brown was attacked by gunmen who opened fire on him as he entered the house he was building on the Caribbean island.
“This man was from England and came to take care of his new house he was building and to visit his family. By all accounts, he was a hardworking man. We intend to bring those responsible to justice. said the spokesperson.
“We will catch those responsible.”
A local resident said there were many land and property disputes in Jamaica which sometimes ended tragically.
She said: ‘This young man came from England to bury his mother and look after the house he was building and he himself will be buried. It’s so awful and sad.
“You’ve come all this way and you’re not coming back. It can’t be easy.
Brown is the second Briton to be shot dead in Jamaica this year after Sean Patterson, 33, a personal trainer from Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body and head in St James, earlier in January.
Brown is the second Briton to be shot in Jamaica this year after Sean Patterson (pictured), 33, a personal trainer from Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body and thigh headed to St James earlier in January.
Patterson, a personal trainer, was shot and killed outside the guesthouse where he was staying, pictured, in Jamaica Witnesses said they heard ‘explosions’
Speaking at the time, Jamaica Police Deputy Commissioner Fitz Bailey called it a “contract murder emanating from Britain”.
In a video statement, Bailey went on to say that Patterson arrived in Jamaica on December 29 with another man also from London. The couple had spent several days in an apartment before moving into the Bogue Hill villa on New Year’s Day.
Later that day, Mr Patterson and the man staying with him met a third person from Kingston, and the three stayed at the guest house in separate rooms.
It was around noon the next day that Mr Patterson and the Jamaican man went to the villa’s pool deck, and a ‘lone man in a black hoodie’ was seen shooting , Mr. Bailey said.
