A 29-year-old man, who was wanted by the police for the alleged chopping murder of his former partner and the wounding of her teen daughter, surrendered to the St. Andrew North Police on Monday.
The suspect Ricardo 'Crow' McCarthy turned himself in at the Lawrence Tavern Police Station, accompanied by a relative.
He was later transferred to the Constant Spring Police where he is being detained.
Head of the division, Superintendent Randy Sweeney confirmed the surrender. He welcomed the development and urged members of the public to cooperate with law enforcement by providing information on wanted individuals, illegal firearms and criminal gangs.
McCarthy was featured on the police's Wanted Wednesdays campaign on December 3.
He was wanted in connection with the October 21 killing of Sashana Shaw and the wounding of her teenage daughter during a violent attack at their home in Rose Hill, St. Andrew.
Investigators say McCarthy, Shaw's former partner, had been on the run since the incident.
Shaw was buried on November 30.
Her daughter, who sustained a chop wound to the head during the attack, has since been treated and released from hospital.
Investigators had reported that Ms. Shaw was at her two-bedroom dwelling with her three children when she went outside and was attacked.
The attacker was allegedly armed with a machete and lying in wait in her yard.
Police say Shaw was repeatedly chopped about her upper body and ran back inside her house calling for help. Her daughter reportedly came to her assistance and was struck in the head with the machete.
McCarthy had been listed among several men wanted by the St. Andrew North Police Division for serious crimes.
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