Three shot, one fatally during police confrontation in Trelawny
A section of Hague, Trelawny cordoned off by the police Sunday morning.
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May 17, 2026

Three shot, one fatally during police confrontation in Trelawny

TRELAWNY, Jamaica—Three men were shot, one fatally, during an alleged confrontation with police in Hague, Trelawny on Saturday night.

Reports are that sometime after 8:00 pm the men were among a group travelling in a Toyota Probox when they reportedly engaged the police in a shoot-out.

When the shooting subsided, the three men were found suffering from gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital where one was pronounced dead and the other two admitted under police guard, a police source revealed.

The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing the incident.

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