Businessman gunned down contract style in his Benz SUV on Ruthven Road

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - The police are probing the contract style killing of popular

businessman Richard Ramdial, whose family operates Ramdial Auto Sales and Accessories on Beechwood Avenue in St. Andrew. He was shot was in traffic sometime after 4:40pm along Ruthven Road on Tuesday afternoon when two men reportedly approached his dark blue Mercedez Benz SUV and pumped more than a dozen bullets through the window on the driver's side.

Some reports say that the killers were two men in a white Toyota Camry motorcar which was parked on Ruthven Road, but other reports say the killer was a lone man who subsequently escaped on a bike. Alighted the vehicle and opened fire on Mr. Ramdial who was driving a Mercedes Benz.

The businessman was taken to the University Hospital of the West Indies where he was pronounced dead.

The incident caused panic as several motorists attempted to flee the scene when the barrage of gunshots were fired.

Mr. Ramdial’s licensed firearm was not taken by his attacker