Cop offered $2m bail in Accompong fatal shooting case
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A constable was offered bail of $2 million when he appeared before the St Elizabeth Parish Court to answer to the charges of murder and five counts of unlawful wounding in relation to a 2022 fatal shooting in Accompong.
Constable Lakarie Barrett was charged with the January 6, 2022, off-duty police fatal shooting of Lloyd Davis and shooting injury of five individuals in the community of Accompong in St Elizabeth.
READ: Currie ‘disheartened and shocked’ by Accompong tragedy
The charges are a result of a completed investigation by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
Constable Barrett was offered bail in the sum of $2 million with a surety, reporting conditions, and a stop order was imposed.
He will return to court on June 11, 2024.