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Police kill man in Savanna-La-Mar

Friday, January 18, 2013 | 9:24 AM



KINGSTON, Jamaica - A man was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police in Westmoreland yesterday.

Dead is 22-year-old Rawl Reid of Dalling Street, Savanna-La-Mar in the parish.

Police reports are that a Taurus 9mm semi-automatic pistol and two 9mm rounds were seized in the incident which took place on Dalling Street around 12:40pm.

The matter has been reported to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM).

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