A young man known as “DJ Box” was shot to death on Gibbs Corner early Saturday morning in what friends say was a dispute over a woman.<\/p>\n
29-year-old Steven Walkes regularly deejay’ed at a club on Gibbs Corner known as “Kelsie’s Club.”<\/p>\n
He had stopped at a friend’s house on Gibbs Corner at around 2:30am when three men confronted him, one of whom was armed with a handgun.\u00a0 Walkes was shot after an “exchange of words” with the gunman. He died on the scene.<\/p>\n
Also on Friday evening, 27-year-old Omar Malakius – another budding deejay – was shot in the area of Blue Hill Road and Weir Street around 10.5Opm after a confrontation between him and another man.<\/p>\n
He was rushed to hospital but died of his injuries at around l:00am.<\/p>\n
Police said a man, armed with a handgun and wearing a hooded sweater was seen fleeing the area after Malakius was shot.<\/p>\n
Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of crime, Glenn Miller, said that the two incidents “could be connected” but police have no evidence to confirm that at this time.<\/p>\n
These latest homicides bring the murder count to 61 for the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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