The man who heard that his son was killed wanted to kill himself

BETHEL TOWN, Westmoreland — The killing of four people and the wounding of four others has left the usually quiet community of New Road in Bethel Township in shock; their families were in pain trying to come to terms with their loss.

Three of the victims were identified as Odane Scott, aka Moses; Tiler Damion Baker, 41; and Rocky Lawrence. The fourth victim was not identified by press time Tuesday.

While Scott’s aunt was trying to cope with the loss, her brother, the 29-year-old’s father, wanted to commit suicide after receiving the news of his only son’s death. He has six daughters.

The grieving father thought of drowning himself in the water tank at the scene.

“One of my brothers called me and said I should go check on him because he was here like he was out of his mind. His only purpose was to jump into the tank. Other family members also tried to calm him down by talking to him. “After a while, I came here and tried to cheer him up,” he said. Jamaica Observer under the condition of anonymity.

Noting that her brother’s condition is much better, the aunt added, “He said that he did not know whether he would be successful or not because he was his only son and it was very difficult for him to know that he was going this way.” Since friends and others came.

This news was also devastating for the aunt.

“Very difficult. It’s very, very difficult. Because my body was in fever when I heard it last night. I was shaking like a leaf. I couldn’t even hold the phone in my hand because I was shaking. My god! “I really miss Musa,” said the aunt, trying to hold back her tears as her voice weakened.

Scott was a well-liked licensed electrician who occasionally offered his service free of charge to those in need.

It was reported that he purchased thousands of dollars worth of tools for a new job but did not have the chance to use them.

One of Scott’s clients heard of his death and called his aunt.

“A lady called me this morning and said she heard that Moses had died. I told her yes and she burst into tears. “He said Musa had some work to come and do for him,” the aunt reported.

“Moses was a loving and friendly man. Everyone could trust Moses. Call him if you have any electrical problems. If it wasn’t a big deal, he’d do it and not get paid. “He even worked in the church,” he added. The aunt said Observer Although Scott was not a Christian, he grew up in church and maintained his faith.

He leaves behind his one-month-old son, his only child; he too will now have to grow up only with his father’s transferred memories; This is also a family tradition.

The aunt’s father died when she was two, and Scott’s grandfather died two weeks before his father was born. Both fathers were ill when they died.

Making things even more complicated for Scott’s family is that they recently lost another family member and the grave digging has yet to take place. The family will now have to dig two graves.

Bethel Township police said patrons had gathered at a Bethel Township bar around 10:20 p.m. when a black Fielder motor car approached and several armed men exited the vehicle and opened fire.

Police were called to the scene and when they arrived they found 8 people suffering from gunshot wounds. All eight people were taken to hospital, where four people were pronounced dead.

Police said the unidentified man is believed to be one of the men who arrived with the gunmen in the vehicle and was accidentally shot by his friends.

Monday’s murder is reportedly the second incident to shake the usually quiet community.

About three months ago, a St James woman who was doing business in the area was shot dead. He had a case in court, but it was unclear whether the shooting had anything to do with the case. The business was across the road from where four people were killed Monday.