Man shot dead in car: Update Man named and charged with murder
UPDATE: A 21 year old male, Tareek Ricardo Ricketts, was charged Sunday (23) evening with murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm in connection with the death of Jackson Rainford which occurred on Sunday 16thDecember, 2012.
The case was transmitted to the Grand Court on Monday (24) where Ricketts will next appear on Friday, 11 January. He was represented by Defence attorney Prathna Bodden.
Original Story: Posted 17th Dec 2012
A man is sitting in the passenger seat of a white Honda Civic motorcar. Another man, armed with a firearm, approaches the vehicle and shoots the man in the passenger seat several times. The gunman then runs off leaving the driver of the car shocked but unharmed. The victim, lying in a pool of blood, dies.
It sounds the making of a good tough movie or the start of a detective thriller novel.
Unfortunately the incident is true and it did not happen in the USA. It was here in the Cayman Islands.
On Sunday 16th December, at approx. 10:30 pm a Jamaican National was sitting in the passenger seat of a white Honda Civic in Shedden Road near to Printers Way, George Town, Grand Cayman. At this time a man, armed with a firearm, approached the vehicle and shot him several times. The gunman then ran off. The driver of the Civic was not injured in the incident.
Police officers arrived on the scene a short time later, removed the victim from the vehicle, and tried to resuscitate him without success. Paramedics, arriving afterwards, pronounced him dead at the scene.
The victim has been named him as Jackson Rainford. Mr. Rainford (23) was resident in Spotts Newlands.
A 21-year-old man was arrested shortly after 1.00am ton Monday (17) in connection with the shooting. He was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody while enquiries continue.
The crime scene was initially searched Sunday night and then remained sealed off until a further search could be carried out in daylight. The scene, and surrounding roads closed was from the traffic lights at Thomas Russell Way (Jacques Scott’s) to the junction with Dorcy Drive (round-a-bout) at NAPA, along with Printer Way (off Thomas Russell Way to Shedden Road). All these roads were reopened around 10.20 am Monday morning.
A Murder Incident Room has been established at George Town police station and a team of 15 officers is currently dedicated to the investigation.
Detective Superintendent Marlon Bodden (pictured) is urging anyone who was in the area at the time of the shooting to contact the enquiry team on the following numbers 649-3057 / 649-4522 or the confidential Crime Stoppers number 800-8477 (TIPS).
