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Jamaican city gripped by violence after police shooting of gang boss

Jamaican city gripped by violence after police shooting of gang boss

Spanish Town brought to standstill amid gunfire on streets after police kill Othneil ‘Thickman’ Lobban

Schools and businesses in a Jamaican city have been closed and taxis and buses stopped running after the police shooting of a powerful gang boss prompted a violent backlash.

Gunfire echoed throughout Spanish Town on Thursday and at least one business was burned hours after police shot dead Othneil “Thickman” Lobban, whom they described as a top leader of the One Order gang.

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