IN ST. CATHERINE, JAMAICA: Man with mental illness gunned down....Mario would probably still be alive had he taken his medication

MARIO Jackson's sisters say that had he taken his medication on time Tuesday he would have fallen asleep by about 7:30 pm. But because he wanted to stay up and party with friends and the medicine made him sleepy, Jackson opted against following the prescription. That decision cost him his life.

Jackson... wanted to stay up and party

At about 10 o'clock that night, Jackson, 24, and another man, identified by residents as David Todd, otherwise called 'Yellow', were brutally gunned down outside Jackson's home, which houses a bar and gambling shop, on the Linstead bypass in St Catherine. Todd, who residents said was in his 40s and who may have been the target of the attack, was shot more than 10 times by two gunmen, who also turned their guns on Jackson as he tried to run into his yard.

Jackson was hit in the back of the head and keeled over just as he entered his gate. The mayhem forced relatives and about 30 gamblers to scamper for cover. Yesterday morning, residents with bloodshot eyes and tear-stained faces recalled the night of madness. Read more...