Man gunned down after arriving home in Portmore

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Man gunned down after arriving home in Portmore

A man was gunned down outside his home in Cumberland, Portmore, St Catherine on Thursday. It is reported that Garth Taylor pulled up and parked at his Potterdale Drive premises when men on a motorcycle came up and opened fire. Taylor was shot...

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