Violência in Jamaica! Filho de Luciano ’The Messenjah’ é assassinado! Learn more.

The wave of violence in Jamaica seems to show no signs of calming down. Although it decreased by about 30% in 2012, the rates have risen again. Currently about 1,800 people are killed by murder each year. This is one of the highest homicide and violent death rates in the world. Most crimes are linked to organized crime and drug trafficking.

MENELIK McCLYMONT

This time the victim was Menelik, son of Luciano "The Messenjah", an artist known internationally for spreading a positive message of peace and love among people. The 15-year-old boy was surrounded and murdered by a gang as he was leaving school. The motives are still unknown. None of the criminals has been identified so far, and there are no clues about what happened.