The St. Catherine South Police are investigating the murder of a taxi operator who was found on the Hellshire main road in Portmore on Thursday night.
The taxi operator has been identified as 48-year-old Christopher Ellis of Old Harbour Glades, St. Catherine.
Mr. Ellis was found near his Toyota Probox about 8:30 p.m.
He had an injury to the head and the front of the vehicle was damaged.
The police initially believed that Mr. Ellis died after being run over by a vehicle. However, it was later discovered that he suffered a bullet wound to the head.
Radio Jamaica News was informed that a bullet hole was found inside the vehicle and a spent casing metres away.
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