40-Year-Old Man Shot Dead Near Bar In St. Joseph — 16 Days After Double Murder Acquittal

A man is dead following a shooting incident near a bar in St. Joseph on Sunday afternoon (21st June, 2026). The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Warren Small, also known as “Quincy” and “Blacks.” He was killed just sixteen (16) days after he was cleared by a High Court Judge of two (2) counts of murder and related firearm offences, stemming from a 2020 shooting incident.

According to reports, Police Officers were conducting enquiries in the St. Joseph district when they were alerted by patrons at “Khalid and Sons Bar and Lounge,” located along Royal Road, Maracas, St. Joseph, that a man had been shot and rushed to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) in Mount Hope, around 5:40 PM.

Upon arrival at the scene, Officers discovered multiple spent shell casings and what appeared to be blood on the roadway near the establishment. 

Small was reportedly standing near Centre Trace, close to the bar, when a vehicle pulled alongside him. Moments later, a gunman opened fire before the vehicle sped away from the scene, leaving Small wounded on the roadway.

He was rushed to the EWMSC by a private vehicle but succumbed to gunshot injuries to the head at 5:54 PM.

Crime scene investigators recovered nine (9) x 9mm spent shell casings and one (1) live round.

Small's death comes less than three (3) weeks after Justice Nalini Singh acquitted him of the murders of Darrie Simon and Sharlene Ramkissoon, which occurred on 3rd March, 2020 at Acono Junction, Maracas, as well as charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

In delivering her ruling on 5th June, 2026, Justice Singh found that the State had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Small was the gunman responsible for the killings, as the shooter’s face was concealed by a hoodie and bandana.

Police have not yet established a motive for this murder and no arrests have been made.

Investigations are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting.

More on this as it becomes available. 

[Source: Ian Alleyne]

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