Feb 6, 2010 0
Man Shot To Death After Crossing Imaginary Border Line
Washington Boulevard, a four lane dual carriage way, is for many, a fast and way to get into and out of the Corporate Area when traveling west or returning from that direction. For residents of Maverley and Drewsland – two communities that face each other on opposite sides of ‘The Boulevard’ – however, this road represents an imaginary border line which they cross at their own risk. Why? Because heavily armed gangsters from the two communities reportedly patrol the area on the hunt for anyone who ‘strays’ and crosses the border line.
Unfortunately for Tursha Lee, a 23 year old Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) private who was a resident of Morgan Pass in Clarendon and who had stayed overnight with his sister in Drewsland, he was apparently unaware of the danger of crossing the border, and paid with his life earlier yesterday morning.
According to police reports, shortly before seven yesterday morning, Lee left Drewsland and went to a bus stop on the other side of Washington Boulevard. While at the bus stop, he was pounced on by a group of men who shot him multiple times, killing him on the spot.
Numerous persons have reportedly been killed in this area of Washington Boulevard over the past two years; for no other reason than because they lived in Maverley or Drewsland and had ‘strayed’.