INDECOM probing fatal police shooting in St Catherine
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The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man by the police during an alleged shoot-out in Crescent district, St Catherine on Monday.
The police said the deceased was dressed in a brown pullover shirt, was of brown complexion, about 5ft 10in tall, and sported a plaited hairstyle.
They report that about 5:00 a.m., the police conducted a targeted raid in Crescent in search of wanted persons.
Upon entering a premises, cops heard a sound coming from a parked vehicle that appeared to be abandoned, and checks were made, according to the police.
The police say the man was inside the vehicle and allegedly pointed a gun at the cops.
He was shot and injured and fell while clutching the weapon, the police reported.
The police say a Hi-Point pistol fitted with a magazine containing four rounds of ammunition was seized.
The injured man was assisted to the Spanish Town Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- Rasbert Turner
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