Jamaican rapper Vybz Kartel charged with 2nd murder

KINGSTON, Jamaica - One of Jamaica's most popular deejays now has a second murder charge against him...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — One of Jamaica’s most popular deejays now has a second murder charge against him.

Police say 35-year-old dancehall star Vybz Kartel was charged late Monday in the August slaying of a Jamaican man nicknamed “Lizard.”

Earlier this month, police accused the rapper of conspiring with others to kill a 27-year-old music promoter who was gunned down on a street corner.

Assistant Police Commissioner Ealan Powell tells the Jamaica Gleaner that Kartel is being investigated “in connection with a number of murders, shootings and gunrunning.”

Kartel’s defense attorney could not be reached about the latest allegations on Tuesday.

Kartel is known for sexually explicit and violent lyrics.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.

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