Journalist For the Jamaica Gleaner Shot and Killed

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper Wednesday reported that one of its journalists had been shot and killed on Tuesday night while driving his vehicle in Trench Town, a parish in the capital, Kingston.

The newspaper identified the journalist as Job Nelson, 53, adding that he “was attacked by gunmen while travelling along Spanish Town Road in Kingston last night.

“It is reported that he stopped at the stoplight in the vicinity of St Andrew Technical High School and was fired on by gunmen,” the paper said, adding that Nelson crashed his vehicle into a utility pole while attempting to take himself to hospital.

This is a tough one to process. Many of us saw and spoke with him yesterday. Job knew his sports and in that regard was dedicated, diligent and reliable, giving significant support, particularly across the Gleaner and Star publications as well as our online spaces,” said editor-in-chief Moya Thomas.