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| On 11 September 1987, just after Tosh had returned to his home in Jamaica, a three-man gang came to his house on motorcycles demanding money.<ref name=Hibbert/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266412/police_identify_reggae_star_peter/|title=Police identify reggae star Peter Tosh's killers (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=14 September 1987|page=4|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> Tosh replied that he did not have any with him but the gang did not believe him. They stayed at his residence for several hours and tortured Tosh in an attempt to [[extort]] money from him. Over the hours, as various associates of Tosh arrived to visit him, they were also taken hostage by the gunmen. The gunmen became more and more frustrated, especially the chief thug, Dennis "Leppo" Lobban, a man whom Tosh had previously befriended and tried to help find work after a long jail sentence.<ref name=Hibbert>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/The-night-Peter-Tosh-was-killed |title=The night Peter Tosh was killed |last=Hibbert |first=Sybil E. |date=22 April 2012 |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> Tosh said he did not have any money in the house, after which Lobban and the fellow gunmen began opening fire in a reckless manner. Tosh was shot twice in the head and killed. Herbalist Wilton "Doc" Brown and disc jockey Jeff 'Free I' Dixon also died as a result of wounds sustained during the robbery. Several others in the house were wounded, including Tosh's common law wife Andrea Marlene Brown, Free I's wife Yvonne ("Joy"); Tosh's drummer Carlton "Santa" Davis, and musician Michael Robinson.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266265/reggae_star_peter_tosh_slain_1987/|title=Reggae star Peter Tosh slain (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=Logansport Pharos-Tribune|date=13 September 1987|page=1|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266103/video_beat_remembering_peter_tosh/|title=Video Beat - Remembering Peter Tosh (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Index-Journal|date=25 October 1987|page=60|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> | On 11 September 1987, after Tosh returned to his home in Jamaica, a three-man gang came to his house on motorcycles demanding money.<ref name=Hibbert/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266412/police_identify_reggae_star_peter/|title=Police identify reggae star Peter Tosh's killers (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|date=14 September 1987|page=4|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> Tosh replied that he did not have any with him, but the gang did not believe him. They remained at his residence for several hours and tortured Tosh in an attempt to [[extort]] money from him. Over the hours, as various associates of Tosh arrived to visit him, they were also taken hostage by the gunmen. The gunmen included chief thug, Dennis "Leppo" Lobban, a man whom Tosh had previously befriended and tried to help find work after Lobban's release from a lengthy jail sentence.<ref name=Hibbert>{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/The-night-Peter-Tosh-was-killed |title=The night Peter Tosh was killed |last=Hibbert |first=Sybil E. |date=22 April 2012 |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> |
| According to Police Commissioner Herman Ricketts, Dennis "Leppo" Lobban surrendered and two other men were interrogated but not publicly named.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266581/tosh_death_suspect_surrenders_1987/|title=Tosh death suspect surrenders (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|date=18 September 1987|page=32|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> Lobban went on to plead innocent during his trial, telling the court he had been drinking with friends. The trial was held in a closed court due to the involvement of illegal firearms. Lobban was ultimately found guilty by a jury of eight women and four men and [[Capital punishment|sentenced to death]] by hanging.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266470/reggae_star_peter_toshs_killer/|title=Reggae star Peter Tosh's killer sentenced to death (1988) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=18 June 1988|page=5|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> | Tosh said he did not have any money in the house, after which Lobban and the fellow gunmen began opening fire in a reckless manner. Tosh was shot twice in the head and killed. Herbalist Wilton "Doc" Brown and disc jockey Jeff 'Free I' Dixon also died as a result of wounds sustained during the robbery. Several others in the house were wounded, including Tosh's common law wife Andrea Marlene Brown, Free I's wife Yvonne ("Joy"); Tosh's drummer Carlton "Santa" Davis, and musician Michael Robinson.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266265/reggae_star_peter_tosh_slain_1987/|title=Reggae star Peter Tosh slain (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=Logansport Pharos-Tribune|date=13 September 1987|page=1|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266103/video_beat_remembering_peter_tosh/|title=Video Beat - Remembering Peter Tosh (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Index-Journal|date=25 October 1987|page=60|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> |
| Tosh's sentence was [[Commutation of sentence|commuted]] in 1995, and Lobban remained in jail.<ref name="Ivan">{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20040916T200000-0500_66130_OBS_IVAN_IMPACTS_ON_CELEBRATIONS_FOR_PETER_TOSH_.asp |title=Ivan impacts on celebrations for Peter Tosh |last1=Henry |first1=Balford |date=17 September 2004 |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007092...caobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20040916T200000-0500_66130_OBS_IVAN_IMPACTS_ON_CELEBRATIONS_FOR_PETER_TOSH_.asp |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref> Another suspect was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266704/were_peter_toshs_killers_ever_caught/|title=Were Peter Tosh's killers ever caught? (1993) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Kokomo Tribune|date=9 May 1993|page=38|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> The other two gunmen were never identified by name. | According to Police Commissioner Herman Ricketts, Dennis "Leppo" Lobban surrendered and two other men were interrogated but not publicly named.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266581/tosh_death_suspect_surrenders_1987/|title=Tosh death suspect surrenders (1987) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Galveston Daily News|date=18 September 1987|page=32|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> Lobban plead innocent during his trial, telling the court he had been drinking with friends. The trial was held in a closed court due to the involvement of illegal firearms. Lobban was ultimately found guilty by a jury of eight women and four men and [[Capital punishment|sentenced to death]] by hanging.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266470/reggae_star_peter_toshs_killer/|title=Reggae star Peter Tosh's killer sentenced to death (1988) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=18 June 1988|page=5|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> |
| In 1995, however, Tosh's sentence was [[Commutation of sentence|commuted]], and Lobban remained in jail.<ref name="Ivan">{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/life...N_IMPACTS_ON_CELEBRATIONS_FOR_PETER_TOSH_.asp |title=Ivan impacts on celebrations for Peter Tosh |last1=Henry |first1=Balford |date=17 September 2004 |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007092...N_IMPACTS_ON_CELEBRATIONS_FOR_PETER_TOSH_.asp |archive-date=26 September 2007 }}</ref> Another suspect was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5266704/were_peter_toshs_killers_ever_caught/|title=Were Peter Tosh's killers ever caught? (1993) - on Newspapers.com|newspaper=The Kokomo Tribune|date=9 May 1993|page=38|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> The other two gunmen were never identified by name. | |
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== |
Okumaya devam et...