KINGSTON, Jamaica — Private-owned security company, King Alarm today said that members of its security team who were involved in an incident, which was video recorded and circulated on social media, have been pulled from duty pending investigation by the company and the police.

The video shows several King Alarm officers in uniform along with a man dressed in a blue shirt attempting to subdue a man dressed in a suit at what appeared to be an apartment complex.

In the footage, the man in blue shirt is seen jostling with the man in the suit, who then pulled a firearm.

An explosion is heard soon after and the man in blue subsequently staggers away.

Before wrestling the suited man to ground and relieving him of the firearm, King Alarm officers are heard telling the suited man to “put down his firearm!”

The constabulary’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) confirmed the incident but could not provide further information.

However, police sources have informed OBSERVER ONLINE that the shooter is a licensed firearm holder and a single gunshot was discharged during the incident, which took place yesterday on Braemar Avenue in Kingston.

The source said that the man in blue, whose identity is being withheld, was shot and is currently being treated at hospital.

The police have reportedly seized the firearm involved in the incident as part of their investigations.

See below the full statement from King Alarm’s Managing Director, John Azar:

I have seen the videos circulating this morning pertaining to yesterday’s incident at Braemar Avenue involving a number of our Armed Response personnel who were called to a scene in response to a prior altercation there.

Without the benefit of a thorough investigation into what transpired, I have seen enough on social media to cause me concern as relating to the actions of some of the individuals who were at the scene.

As such, all KingAlarm personnel who were present have been pulled from duty pending the outcome of the investigations by ourselves, the Police and other authorities, all of which are already underway.

I have personally reached out to the firearm holder in the video and expressed my concerns directly to him and assured him of my availability for further discussions in the coming days.

KingAlarm has been in business for in excess of 17 years and we respond to literally hundreds of alarms, disputes and situations on a daily basis. The human rights of others is of paramount importance to us and, in fact, this is deeply ingrained in our Training Manuals. I trust therefore that those who have dealt with KingAlarm, or have been exposed and interacted with our Armed

Response personnel, can attest to that fact, as well as to what we stand for, and that we will never condone unprofessional behavior irrespective from which quarters same may originate.

Wherever our personnel are found to have acted in contravention of the law or inconsistent with their training or in violation of the human rights of others, there are serious and severe consequences and I assure our valued clients and members of the public at large that this case will be no different.

I therefore ask that the public allow the process of investigation to take place trusting that the Company will adhere to the highest standards of professionalism in dealing with this incident.

I also wish to make clear that all KingAlarm personnel at the scene in question were in uniform. The gentleman in the blue shirt who was shot is not a member of our staff and is in no way affiliated with the company. That said, we keep him and his family in our prayers as we hope he makes a full recovery.

We remain resolute in the fight against crime and securing and safeguarding our clients while ever cognizant of the fact that our staff must operate within the law in doing so.