Brit shot in Jamaica contract killing, police say

The execution of a British tourer successful Jamaica was a "contract killing" by "unknown assailants", constabulary person said.

Sean Patterson, a idiosyncratic trainer from Shepherd's Bush, westbound London, was recovered with gunshot wounds to his precocious assemblage and caput successful St James, officers said.

He was recovered astatine midday connected Monday adjacent the excavation of his vacation accommodation successful Bogue Hill, St James.

Jamaica Constabulary's lawman commissioner called it "a declaration sidesplitting that emanated from Britain".

In a video connection connected Wednesday, Fitz Bailey went connected to accidental Mr Patterson, 33, had arrived successful Jamaica connected 29 December with different antheral who was besides from London.

The brace had spent respective days astatine an flat earlier checking into the villa successful Bogue Hill connected New Year's Day.

Later that day, the commissioner said, the 2 Brits had met up with a 3rd antheral - from Kingston - who would beryllium contiguous erstwhile Mr Patterson was changeable and killed.

All 3 men had stayed astatine the impermanent location successful abstracted rooms and the pursuing time astatine astir noon, Mr Patterson and the Jamaican antheral had gone to the villa's excavation deck.

"[The Kingston man] reported that his backmost was turned to [Mr] Patterson erstwhile helium heard respective large explosions [which] sounded similar gunshots," Mr Bailey said.

"He reported that helium looked astir and saw a lone antheral dressed successful a achromatic hooded sweatshirt with a handgun shooting [Mr] Patterson."

The witnesser reportedly fled and hid successful bushes.

The commissioner concluded by saying section authorities were moving with their planetary partners - including UK constabulary - and were making "significant progress" successful the case.

The Foreign Office antecedently said it was "supporting the household of a British antheral who died successful Jamaica and are successful interaction with the section authorities".

The Gleaner paper reported that 198 murders were recorded successful St James past year.