MONTEGO BAY, St James - A man who has been eluding the police for more than 15 years was found dead Sunday night with gunshot wounds all over the body.

The body of the man - Bertis Reid, alias Honey - was discovered in bushes in Roehampton, St James about 9:30 Sunday night. The throat was also slashed.

Commander for the St James police, Superintendent Maurice Robinson, said the police believe that Reid's death may have been a vigilante killing because of his illegal activities.

Reid, who was fingered in the 1994 murder of security guard Fitzroy Gordon at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, had been on the run since.

Police said the fugitive was involved in the burglary of several shops and houses in the Roehampton community.