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Police: Teenager Who Murdered Eric Thompson Used Gun Next Day

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Wednesday 14th August 2019) – A teenager blamed for the shooting death of Ponds Pasture resident 28-year-old Eric ‘Jun Jun’ Thompson has also been charged with using a gun the day after the February 2019 murder.

Police say 18-year-old Denny Harris of McKnight was charged for Thompson’s murder on Monday this week (12th August). 

Additionally, he was charged for the offence of Discharging a Firearm in a Public Place which was committed on February 12, 2019- the day after Thompson was killed.

Reportedly, at about 10 PM on Monday 11th February, Thompson had arrived at his home when he was shot several times about the body by a lone gunman. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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