INDECOM probing possible JCF-related fatality in St Thomas
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of civilian in Bamboo Lane, Morant Bay, St Thomas.
The deceased has been identified as Shamar Elliot, a 22-year-old construction worker.
INDECOM in a statement said that the incident was reported by the police as a murder, however when they responded, residents insisted that a police officer was involved in the shooting.
INDECOM said that since then the team has processed the scene, the body of the deceased and continue to make enquiries regarding the named police officer.
Investigators have interviewed several witnesses and will be revisiting the community with a view to collecting more information, the statement said.
