A 36-year-old businessman was gunned down in La Horquetta yesterday afternoon in what police are describing as a gang- related killing.
According to police reports Haniel London, of De Freitas Boulevard, the owner of Yardie's MiniMart was at LH Wholesales at Marjorie Padmore Avenue, Phase 2, re-supplying his business when he was killed.
Police said London while waiting on the proprietor to return a gunshot was heard around 12,45 pm and he was found face down on the ground. His death took the murder toll to 409 for the year.
Police said London was arrested last month for larceny of a car and was not sure whether that had anything to do with his death.
They added that London was also closely acquainted with murdered businessman and criminal mastermind Selwyn "Robocop" Alexis and this connection could also be a motive for his death.
Alexis, and his friend, Kevin Escayg, of San Juan, were shot several times as a group of gunmen ambushed them at Alexis' carwash at Freedom Street around 4.30 pm on July 17. Escayg's son, Kichard Scott, five, was shot in the abdomen in the incident.
Thomas "Hamza" Sharpe believed to be Alexis's and Escayg's killer was himself killed during the incident.