The property in Jack’s Hill, St Andrew, where lawmen reportedly seized four illegal firearms and killed five men in a police confrontation on Monday.
July 21, 2025
Five killed in police confrontation in Jack’s Hill
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Five men were shot and killed in an alleged confrontation with the police in Jack’s Hill, St Andrew on Monday.
Reports reaching Observer Online are that a team from the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime (CTOC) Investigation Branch received information that gunmen were at a location in the Jack’s Hill community.
Upon arrival at the location, the police were reportedly fired at which prompted the lawmen to return fire.
The identities of the deceased have not yet been revealed.
Four illegal firearms were also seized, the police said.
