Derrick ‘Corey’ Edwards, a member of the dancehall group Merital Family, became yet another victim of gun violence as he was shot and killed in Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday night.
According to Corporate Communication Unit, the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s information arm, the 32-year-old Edwards was shot and killed by unknown assailants as he approached his car in Ironshore, St James.
The police said their investigations are continuing.
Merital Family, signed to the Portmore Empire, rose to fame five years ago when Noel ‘Blade Skeemaz’ Mason, the deceased Corey and Trovoy Keneale Bracket ruled radio with the 2010 single ‘My Money Ha Ha’. Their other tracks include Pray, When We Party and Bad Like We.
