>I've scoured google and came up w/nothing. It's hard to imagine that no one
>was ever caught or even suspected.
From the "Bob Marley Story" on
Bobmarley.com:
Its international success cemented Marley's growing political importance in
Jamaica, where his firm Rastafarian stance had found a strong resonance with the
ghetto youth. By way of thanking the people of Jamaica, Marley decided on a free
concert, to be held at Kingston's National Heroes Park on December 5, 1976. The
idea was to emphasise the need for peace in the slums of the city, where warring
factions had brought turmoil and murder.
Just after the concert was announced, the government called an election for
December 20. The campaign was a signal for renewed ghetto war and, on the eve of
the concert, gunmen broke into Marley's house and shot him.
In the confusion the would-be assassins only wounded Marley, who was hastily
taken to a safe haven in the hills surrounding Kingston. For a day he
deliberated playing the concert and then, on December 5, he came on stage and
played a brief set in defiance of the gunmen.
If you really want to know more, check out som eof the Bob Marley books
listed in our 'Books' file:
http://niceup.com/books.html
