A 72-year-old man was among three persons killed in separate incidents yesterday.

The elderly man, Alfred Mesquita, a carpenter of Harrison Town in Ocho Rios, St Ann, was killed when fire destroyed his five-apartment dwelling and business place yesterday

Reports are that about 1 a.m., fire was seen coming from a section of the house.

The fire brigade was summoned and a unit from the Ocho Rios Fire Department responded and made attempts to extinguish the blaze, which was spreading rapidly.

When the fire was put out, Mequita's charred remains were found among the rubble.

In Kingston, a man was shot dead by unknown assailants on Olympic Way, Kingston 11. He has been identified as 20-year-old Roger Barnes of Four Forty Drive in the area.

Reports are that about 6 a.m., residents heard explosions and summoned the police. Upon their arrival, Barnes was found lying on the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds.

He was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Almost an hour and a half later, the body of Denton Leslie was found in the kitchen of his home.

The Montego Bay police reported that about 7:35 a.m., an occupant of the house discovered Leslie's body and summoned the police.