Deejay’s Son Allegedly Murdered By Police
17 year old Carlton Grant, son of popular dancehall deejay Spragga Benz, was fatally shot during an alleged shoot-out with the police in Downtown Kingston yesterday.
The Constabulary Communication Network reported that about 11:50 p.m. last night, members of a police party were on patrol along Church Street when two men were seen on a bicycle. They were signaled to stop and they complied. However, one of the men pulled a gun and fired at the police. The police returned fire and the men ran. The area was searched and Grant was found suffering from gunshot wounds.
He was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A .45 semi-automatic pistol was allegedly taken from him.
The police’s Bureau of Special Investigation has however been called in to probe the shooting. Contrary to the official police report on the matter, residents and eyewitnesses claim that he had both hands in the air while being approached by the police, and that he was killed in cold blood.
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4 Responses to “Deejay’s Son Allegedly Murdered By Police”
said on December 1st, 2008 at 4:47 am
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said on December 15th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
[...] two police constables – Andre Hare and Audley Lawrence – who are jointly charged with murdering Carlton Grant Jr. (the son of popular dancehall deejay, Spragga Benz), appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday, [...]
said on June 5th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
[...] criminal gangs.” The case of 17 year old Carlton Grant (son of dancehall deejay Spragga Benz) who was shot dead by police on August 23, 2008 in Downtown Kingston, was cited specifically, along with the case of 13-year-old [...]
said on June 19th, 2010 at 5:14 am
Well all i can say them judgement deh a hell and it a guh uch more painful than what he endured
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