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Two Charged for February/March Murders
posted (April 11, 2013)
Viewers may remember 28 year-old Ronald Rivers; he was shot in the face around noon on March 4 at a much trafficked intersection. He struggled for 2 weeks on life support at the KHMH, and he finally succumbed to his injuries. Well tonight, the man who police believe was the shooter was taken to Magistrate Court today on the charge of murder.

As we reported, Rivers was trying to fix his SUV at the Bel-China UNO gas station when 2 men rode up on bicycle and shot him. A team of police officers were on patrol on Vernon Street when they heard the gunshots and immediately responded. One of the officers saw 18 year-old Lloyd King trying to flee the scene of the crime, and he was trying to hastily shove a gun into his pants.


The officers caught him on Magazine Road in front of the Matron Roberts Polyclinic, where they retrieved a rusty .38 special revolver, loaded with 3 live rounds which they believed to be the weapon used to shoot Rivers.

King was arraigned a few days later, and he surprised the court by pleading guilty to the firearm offenses. He was sentenced to 5 years, but police held off on bringing any attempted murder charge against him.

Well today, 5 weeks after he was convicted, Lloyd King was charged with Rivers' murder, and he was arraigned before Magistrate Hamilton. He was remanded until May 24th.

Another case that police have made progress in is the murder of 48 year-old Wallace Donald Matura. He was shot on February 15 in front of VIP Wireless, and succumbed a month and a half later. Today, police announced that they have charged Dean Dawson.

He is expected to be arraigned in Magistrate's Court at the earliest convenience.

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