April 15, 2024
Security guard shot dead by off-duty cop in St Thomas, INDECOM probing
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — A security guard was shot dead by an off-duty policeman early Sunday in St Thomas.
Reports are that the guard was embroiled in a fight with another man around 5:00 am, when the policeman intervened.
It is alleged that the security guard attacked the policeman with a knife. The policeman retaliated by shooting the guard several times.
The man was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The deceased has only been identified as a 21-year-old employee of a security firm of Dalvey in the parish.
The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing the matter.