Tashieka Mair, Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

The Montego Bay police have detained a suspect in connection with Wednesday morning's shooting death of 45-year-old electrical engineer, Leo Harris, who was killed on the compound of the Montego Bay Preparatory School.

The man was arrested when he turned up at the Cornwall Regional Hospital seeking medical attention for a gunshot wound.

The police have also recovered the vehicle said to be the getaway car used by the killers and are now interrogating the two men found with the vehicle.

According to Superintendent Steve McGregor, commanding officer for the St. James Police Division: "We have good leads to link him (the man held at the hospital) to the incident that took place at the Montego Bay Prep School."

He said, however, that there has not been any information as to the motive for the killing.

Matter in Court

Harris, who resided in Moy Hall in the parish, had a matter pending before the St. James Circuit Court in relation to murder, illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, wounding with intent and abduction, stemming from an incident on June 29, 2004 in which 29-year-old Fabian Grant of Granville and 19-year-old pre-trained teacher, Nicole Watt, also of Moy Hall, were killed. Another man was injured in that incident.

However Supt. McGregor said there has been no evidence to say that this was in any way connected to Harris' murder.

An off-duty policeman fired several shots at Harris' killers, but the men escaped in a white Toyota Corolla motor car.

The incident left students and teachers traumatised and forced the early closure of the school. The school reopened yesterday for the students and teachers to undergo counselling.