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UK girl, eight, shot and killed in Jamaica | UK girl, eight, shot and killed in Jamaica |
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An eight-year-old girl from London has been shot dead while on holiday in Jamaica. | An eight-year-old girl from London has been shot dead while on holiday in Jamaica. |
Imani Green was in her cousin's shop in the rural north coast town of Duncans when a man entered the store on Friday and an argument broke out. | |
Police said the man then opened fire, shooting at people inside. | Police said the man then opened fire, shooting at people inside. |
Imani, whose family live in Balham, south London, was hit and died later in hospital. Three other people are being treated for their injuries. | |
'Reprisal shooting' | 'Reprisal shooting' |
The BBC's Nick Davis in Kingston said Imani and her mother were staying with relatives in Duncans. | |
They had arrived on the island shortly before New Year and are thought to have been planning to return to the UK at the end of the month. | |
At about 20:30 GMT on Friday a man walked into the store which is owned by the girl's cousin and opened fire. | At about 20:30 GMT on Friday a man walked into the store which is owned by the girl's cousin and opened fire. |
Imani is understood to have been hit twice, once in the head, and died later in hospital. | Imani is understood to have been hit twice, once in the head, and died later in hospital. |
Three other people were hit and injured but they are now said to be in a stable condition in hospital. | Three other people were hit and injured but they are now said to be in a stable condition in hospital. |
Police said there are a number of lines of inquiry but one theory is that the shooting was in reprisal for an earlier gun attack but no further details of this incident have been revealed. | Police said there are a number of lines of inquiry but one theory is that the shooting was in reprisal for an earlier gun attack but no further details of this incident have been revealed. |
The Foreign Office has confirmed it has been providing consular assistance and liaising with local authorities since the shooting on 11 January. | The Foreign Office has confirmed it has been providing consular assistance and liaising with local authorities since the shooting on 11 January. |