Thursday, January 26, 2012

Winston Riley Dead: Influential Reggae Producer Dies From Gunshot Wounds at 65

David Corio, Redferns
Acclaimed reggae producer Winston Riley died Sunday, Jan. 22, after succumbing to multiple gunshot wounds from a November incident at his Kingston Jamaica home, Billboard reports. Riley had been comatose in the months since the shooting, according to his son Kurt.

Riley was the target of several unexplained acts of violence in the months prior to the deadly shooting, having been shot in August and stabbed in September. Authorities never publicly announced any link between these violent occurences.

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