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Police Charge 19-Year-Old Man In Murder Of Toronto Teen Ricardo Williams In Jamaica

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 02 Sep, 2015 12:40 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have charged a 19-year-old man after the death of a Toronto boy in Jamaica.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force has charged Omar James in the murder of 14-year-old Ricardo Williams.

They say they laid the charge following a Tuesday interview with James after he turned himself in.

Police say Williams was shot several times early Sunday morning at a wake in Kingston.

He later died in hospital.

Police have said Williams was visiting family in Jamaica at the time of his death.

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