UPDATE JAMAICA: Sadness, shock as best friends murdered in Clarendon... Odane Brown and his friend Kurt Taylor

 Wednesday, February 24, 2021

CLARENDON, Jamaica - A second double murder in Clarendon within five days has sent shock waves throughout the Hayes and Raymonds communities, as news spread of the killing of two young men Tuesday night.

Odane Brown (left) and his friend Kurt Taylor

The bodies of 30-year-old Kurt Taylor, a taxi operator; and his best friend, 28-year-Odane Brown, who was employed to Jamalco, were found slumped over in a white Toyota Probox taxi at the intersection of Portland Cottage and Rocky Point.

Both had what appeared to be gunshot wounds to their heads

According to the police, the incident, which happened sometime after 6:00 pm, is a worrying trend as there has been an uptick in murders in the parish.

This is the third double murder in the parish within one month.

Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations, Christopher Phillips, told OBSERVER ONLINE that an investigation has commenced into the killing, but people are tight lipped about the incident. more