Residents Challenge Police Story About March Pen Road Shooting Incident
Further to our recent item about a man of unsound mind who allegedly grabbed a gun from a policeman’s holster and was eventually shot and found dead, some residents of the area are reportedly claiming that the police’s version of the incident is not true.
Residents are claiming that the man – now identified as 32 [...]
Residents Block Roads & Protest Police Shooting In Tucker, St. James
Angry residents reportedly used large rocks and debris to mount roadblocks along the roadway in the community of Tucker in St. James yesterday, a day after the police shot dead two young men who they alleged had engaged them in a firefight. The two men, who were said to be friends, were identified as 19-year-old [...]
Controversial Police Killings In Back Bush
Three alleged gunmen were killed by the police under controversial circumstances in the Back Bush community off Mountain View Avenue yesterday. According to the police, they went to the community in search of the men who ambushed a police team on Sunday night, killing two cops and wounding six others. They allege that they entered [...]
Update On Police Killing In Falmouth – Policemen Removed From Frontline Duty
Three policemen who were reportedly involved in the controversial shooting of four men in Falmouth two nights ago, have been removed from front line duty and their firearms seized. The Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) is said to be investigating the matter.
Residents Protest Police Killing In Falmouth
Residents in Falmouth blocked roads and demonstrated earlier today, as the protested last night’s shooting of four men in Falmouth Gardens by the police. The police report that the four, including two 17 year old male twin brothers, were shot dead after they engaged a police patrol in a shootout. A fifth man allegedly escaped, [...]
