A 30-year-old Jamaica Defence Force soldier is now in the custody of the army following the shooting death of his brother at Grenada Road, Kingston 11, on Saturday evening.

Dead is 26-year-old Fabian Walcott of Grenada Road.

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Reports from the Hunts Bay CIB are that about 5:49 p.m., the two brothers had an altercation, during which both allegedly pulled guns resulting in the younger brother being shot. He was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he died. The soldier is a licensed firearm holder. There is no record to indicate that his brother was a licensed firearm holder.

Investigators have seized the soldier's gun. The other gun reportedly involved in the incident has not been found.