The Tribune

By Riel Major

Tribune Staff Reporter

rmajor@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that left a teenager dead and two other men in hospital on Tuesday night.

According to police, shortly after 11pm, three males were walking on Raymond Road when they were approached by three armed men.  The men opened fire in their direction injuring them before fleeing the scene.

The injured males were taken to hospital and a short time later the 17-year-old boy was pronounced dead. The other two men are listed in stable condition. 

The Tribune understands the deceased is James “Jay” Alfred, however, his identity was not released by police. 

This latest incident marked the country’s 33rd murder for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 919, 502-9991 or the Crime Stoppers hotline at 328-TIPS (8477).