Delano 'Bigga Crime' Williams, reputed gangster of the Stone Crusher gang in St. James, who was killed on Sunday. - CONTRIBUTED
WESTERN BUREAU:
TWO REPUTED gangsters of the feared Stone Crusher gang, based in Norwood, St. James, were fatally shot and a high-powered weapon seized during a confrontation with police in Montego Bay on Sunday night.
Twenty-two-year-old Delano 'Bigga Crime' Williams and Roy McLennon, 20, both un-employed of Norwood, were killed during the incident, in which a police Toyota Hiace minibus was reportedly riddled with bullets.
Williams, who was recently elevated to the top of the St. James police most wanted list, was the primary lieutenant in the Stone Crusher gang.
UNDER INVESTIGATION
"Williams was being investi-gated for more than 10 murders, including a triple murder and two double murders," said Superintendent Warren Clarke, commanding officer for the St. James police division.
"We regard the apprehension of Bigga Crime as significant in the dismantling of the Stone Crusher gang as we continue to pursue members of the other gangs in the parish."
Stone Crusher; Tight Pants Crew, operating from the Albion and North Gully areas; Killer Bees in Granville; and One Order, in Flankers, have been fingered as the four major criminal networks behind the upsurge of violence in the parish.
Reports from Corporal Camille Tracey, Constabulary Communication Network officer for St. James, are that about 11:45 p.m., police were carrying out a special operation in Glendevon.
A grey Toyota Corolla motor car, registered 5853 ER, with four men was seen and the driver was signalled to stop the vehicle. The occupants allegedly fired at the police and the gunfire was returned.
The men reportedly ran from the car. In a subsequent search of the area, 'Bigga Crime' and McLennon were found suffering from gunshot wounds.
An M-16 A2, serial #SP 248769, containing 32 rounds of ammunition, was recovered. The injured men were pronounced dead at hospital.
The car, which was found with two containers of gasolene, machetes, jackhammers and hacksaw blades, has been featured in a series of shootings committed in the area.
