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Moruga dancehall artiste Daniel Hamilton-

Moruga dancehall artiste Daniel Hamilton spent the last moments of his life chatting and laughing with a “close friend.”

Then the unthinkable happened.

Police believe the friend shot Hamilton dead before getting into a car and driving away.

The 26-year-old Hamilton was one of five people gunned down within a 24-hour period.

The others are a man who is yet to be identified, who was shot dead at Guayamare Village, Charlieville at around 9.05 pm; couple Acori Mason, also known as Bless, and Rosanne Granger who were in a car when they were fired upon at Jubilee Street, Aranguez Branch Road at around 10.20 pm; and Micah Cipriani of Roslyn Street, Belmont was killed while walking along Norfolk Street near St Margaret’s Lane around 5.50 pm on Tuesday.

Hamilton lived with his father at Poui Road in St Mary’s Village. He died in the yard of the family’s home at around 8.30 pm on Monday.

Relatives told Newsday Hamilton was in the house with his girlfriend, got a phone call and walked outside.

The friend walked into the yard, and they were heard talking and laughing. A relative saw them chatting, but paid no mind until gunshots were heard about 15 minutes after the friend arrived.

People then heard a car screeching as it headed towards the Moruga Main Road.

Unaware that Hamilton had been shot dead, his father and girlfriend went outside to see what was happening and found his body. He had wounds to the head and face.

Hamilton worked as a scaffolder.

About three years ago, he started a singing career, under the name was Daniel. The Protect My Life singer was not married and did not have children. He was his father’s only child.

A friend, who asked not to be named, said on Tuesday, “It was only when we heard his girlfriend screaming that we recognised that Daniel was shot.

“The place was dark, so we did not see anything. We heard about six shots, and he collected four

“He was a cool person. He did not like drinking. Sometimes we had to beg him to drink a beer with us.”

No one else was injured.

Hamilton’s cousin Kershon Hamilton and other relatives and friends gathered at the roadside and shared memories of him.

Micah Cipriani, killed in Belmont. 

Kershon, who was not present when Hamilton ws killed, said, “I opened Maddawg Entertainment studio at my home about a year ago, just to record him – I am a mixing engineer. We did a lot of work. Daniel was popular in the community and was hoping to make it big in the industry. I would be releasing his music sometime.

The police do not yet have a motive for the killing.

Kershon Hamilton said, “He hardly used to leave his house. He was never in trouble with anyone. He never had an altercation with anyone.”

ASP Persad, Insp Ribeiro, PC Latchman and other police from the Homicide Bureau Region III as well as ASP Bertie, Insp Phillip, Sgt Haitool and other Southern Division police, visited the scene.

The killer was still at large on Tuesday.

Mason, one of the Aranguez victims, and another man were both before the court for attempted murder, wounding with intent, and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Police retrieved 28 spent shells and one live round of 5.56 mm ammunition from the scene. Approximately 20 of the shells recovered contained markings of the TT Air Guard. Mason and Granger’s bodies were removed to the Forensic Science Centre.

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Agentes de la División de Arrestos Especiales y Extradiciones de la Policía de Puerto Rico, capturaron el martes, a Alberto Luis Rivera Colón, de 31 años, quien figuraba como uno de los más buscados a nivel isla.  

El arresto se logró como parte de una investigación en curso del Negociado Inteligencia y Arresto en el barrio Valenciano Abajo de Juncos.

Contra Rivera Colón pesaba una orden de arresto relacionada a un doble asesinato, radicado en ausencia en octubre de 2020, y por hechos ocurridos en Las Piedras en el 2014.

Según la investigación de la Policía, Rivera Colón, y otros tres individuos, citaron a Jean Paul Rodríguez Ortiz y a Juan Dennis González a un parque pasivo aledaño a una iglesia en Las Piedras. Cuando llegaron a la zona, Rivera Colón y sus acompañantes abrieron fuego contra estos sin mediar palabras.

Contra este sujeto pesan dos cargos por asesinato en primer grado, y conspiración (Art. 2.44 CP). La orden de arresto había sido expedida en el Tribunal de Humacao.

Durante el día de hoy, Rivera Colón será llevado al Tribunal de San Juan ante el juez de turno. De no prestar la fianza, se ordenará su ingreso en la cárcel 705 de Bayamón.

La Policía exhortó a los ciudadanos a colaborar con información que conduzca a la captura de otros prófugos. Pueden comunicarse a la línea confidencial del Negociado de la Policía en el 787-343-2020. No se requiere comparecer a ningún proceso. Su identidad permanecerá en anonimato.

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Last Saturday was a special treat for eight children who participated in a free fishing trip to the North Sound, organised by the Cayman Kind Action Committee and sponsored by Roger Tatum of Cayman Friendly Tours.

The expedition, which lasted four hours, resulted in the children catching various kinds of fish, including grunts, chubs, squirrelfish, porgy and yellow tail snappers.

According to Romellia Welcome, president of Cayman Kind Action Committee, the children were “over excited” on the trip and “it was the highlight of their summer.”

Welcome added that the activity was “a safe and healthy way to have fun” for the children and the volunteer group is looking forward to doing more community events like this one, provided that generous sponsors are available to assist.

The work of this volunteer group and others is important because, without them, some children would easily get exposed to harmful activities during the summer months when they have loads of time on their hands and are subject to the influence of the wrong persons. In other cases, unfortunate circumstances may arise just because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

It must be noted, however, that positive “options” are not necessarily available to all children in Cayman, primarily due to the high prices of summer camps. More specifically, low-income families may be somewhat “excluded” from participation as they simply cannot afford the activities.

Acknowledging the issue of cost, the Cayman Kind president said that “children should have such privileges regardless of their economic/social status.”

The point she raises is valid too since a major factor that seems to separate children from rich and poor backgrounds is opportunity. That is, opportunity created by options they can afford or afforded to them.

Luckily for Cayman children, however, more groups like the Cayman Kind Action Committee are coming forward to assist families in need, encouraging children from all backgrounds to participate in a wider range of activities, giving them an opportunity to interact, create new friendships and foster positive environments.

It goes without saying too that the focus of these activities should not just be about participation; it should also be about learning. In the case of a fishing trip, for example, lessons could be learned about preservation of our reefs, protection of species of fish and overall conservation for our sustainable living, which our children, believe it or not, will ultimately benefit from.

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