Top level hunt continues for Melvin Chung killers

One man is in custody while a top level police hunt continues for the remainder of a group who it is believed robbed and killed businessman Melvin Chung yesterday afternoon.

Chung, who operated several Total service stations across the across the Corporate Area, was shot and killed while being escorted by a security guard in the busy downtown Kingston.

Two firearms - a .38 revolver and a 9mm Browning pistol were also stolen by the gunmen.

The police have not released the identity of the man held in custody in relation to the murder.