- "Sorry, coconut. When you get to hell, tell Quincy that was for Buggy."
- ―Pistol Pete to John McIver[src]
The Attack on John McIver was an assassination attempt on John McIver orchestrated by Pistol Pete.
Background[]
Gwen McIver and her son John moved to Kingston following the deaths of Quincy McIver and Buggy Stokes, in order to get away from the Stokes Crime Family. In 1980s, Gwen met with the Stokes in order to negotiate for Quincy's share of assets of Harlem's Paradise and hired Terence Rogers as a lawyer to represent her. Mama Mabel and Pistol Pete listened her who asked for a fair share of the club and Bushmaster Rum company out of respect for the friendship between her husband and Buggy Stokes. However, Mabel, Pete and their lawyer Benjamin Donovan openly refused.
Gwen and John were attacked by Mabel and her gang. They threw molotov cocktail made with Bushmaster Rums into the house. The McIvers attempted to make their escape. Despite John's plead for his mother to escape first, Gwen made her son get out of the house. She didn't escape in time as John watched his home burn and crumble before him.[1]
Attack[]
- "Anansi, don't let him die. Not Gwen's boy."
"Ingrid, he not going to die. Not today." - ―Ingrid Mackintosh and Anansi[src]
Two years later, John McIver remained under the care of his uncle, Anansi and his aunt Ingrid Mackintosh and moved to the Trenchtown neighborhood. One day, while assisting his family by selling vegetables, he was approached by Pistol Pete. Unaware of the danger and not recognizing him, McIver was caught unaware as his assassin shot him in the stomach in retaliation for what his father did to Buggy Stokes.[1]
Aftermath[]
John McIver survives his gunshot wounds
- "You see? You see him strong. You see him special."
- ―Maddah Myrie to Anansi[src]
Determined not to let his nephew die, Anansi carried John McIver to the mountains to seek the aid of Maddah Myrie who might be able to heal him. Once brought inside, the healer began using Nightshade in an attempt to heal the dying McIver. As he inhaled the smokes of the burning roots, McIver began rapidly healing from his gunshot wounds. Miraculously, McIver was saved from death and his hidden powers revealed. The assassination attempt and his mother's murder from two years prior has left McIver with a burning desire for vengeance against the Stokes.[1]