Man killed by the police in St Andrew...240 persons killed by the security forces this year
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A man who was the target of an intelligence-led police operation was shot and killed in East Kirkland Heights, St Andrew last night.
The police identified the slain man only by his alias ‘Fyah’.
A 9-millimetre Browning double action pistol with a magazine containing nine rounds of ammunition was also seized.
A total of 240 people have been killed by the Jamaican security forces since the start of the year, according to statistics compiled by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM).
INDECOM is the oversight body for the security forces.
A record 311 people were killed by the security forces in 2025.
Reports are that about 8:35pm, a team from the St Andrew North Proactive Investigation Unit conducted an intelligence-driven operation in search of ‘Fyah’ who was said to be armed with “prohibited weapons”.
It’s reported that the police heard shuffling sounds coming from inside a house after they entered premises in East Kirkland Heights and knocked on a door, but received no response.
The police team breached the door and was reportedly met with gunfire from a man inside the house.
Following the ensuing exchange of gunfire, the man was found suffering from gunshot injuries and a firearm in his possession, according to a police report.
The injured man was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
-- Rasbert Turner
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