The Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas has now
received a report from the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) into the
circumstances which led to the killing of a man and a pregnant teenager in St. Thomas Tuesday.
Speaking with the RJR News Centre Wednesday afternoon, Director of Communications for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Karl Angel said a copy of the report has also been sent to National Security minister, Derrick Smith.
19-year-old Tian Wolfe was struck by a bullet during a protest against the alleged police killing of Dexter Hyatt in Yallahs.
The hands of all police personnel in the operation were swabbed and their firearms taken in for ballistic testing.
All police personnel involved in the incident have also been removed from front line duty.
It is reported that Tian Wolfe was among a group of persons in Yallahs, who were protesting against the fatal shooting Mr. Hyatt.
According to the residents, the man, was on his way to work when he was accosted by the police.
The police report that Mr. Hyatt was acting in a suspicious manner and they were called to the scene.
According to the police Mr. Hyatt was seen clutching nine millimetre Taurus pistol which he allegedly brandished at them.
The police say they took action and this resulted in the death of Mr. Hyatt.
It is reported that a magazine with 12 nine millimetre catridges was found on him.
However, the residents claimed Mr. Hyatt was beaten and then shot by the police.
It is alleged that during the protest, the police fired shots and tear gas into the crowd.
During the fracas Tian, who was two months pregnant, was shot in the neck.
She was rushed to the Princess Margaret Hospital in a critical condition and died shortly after admission.
The police high command Wednesday instructed the Chaplincey unit of the police force to visit the families of those who lost their lives.
And, the Security Minister is at this time on his way to the scene of Tuesday's shooting in St. Thomas.
Mr. Smith expressed alarm at the conduct of the police during the incident and said he had not yet seen the police report on the matter.
In the meantime, Attorney General and Justice Minister, Dorothy Lightbourne is expressing grave concern over the St. Thomas shootings.
Ms Lightbourne said she is deeply saddened by the incident and has requested that the Police Public Complaints Authority investigate the shootings as a matter of priority.
The incident prompted the Justice Minister to invite several human rights lobbyists to a meeting at her office Wednesday morning, where a wide-range of issues were reportedly discussed.
The meeting focused primarily on the unacceptably high level of fatal shootings involving members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
The participants also examined the strengths and weaknesses of existing local investigative bodies.
Minister Lightbourne also reminded the lobbyists of the Prime Minister's commitment to establish a single, independent authority to investigate instances of abuse by members of the security forces.
The parties in Wednesday morning's meeting explored options for the structure of the proposed unit, including the setting up of a new body, or an expansion and strengthening of the Police Public Complaints Authority.
And the Victim Support Unit has been mobilised to provide assistance to the immediate family members of 19-year-old Tian Wolfe.
Speaking with the RJR News Centre Wednesday afternoon, Director of Communications for the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Karl Angel said a copy of the report has also been sent to National Security minister, Derrick Smith.
19-year-old Tian Wolfe was struck by a bullet during a protest against the alleged police killing of Dexter Hyatt in Yallahs.
The hands of all police personnel in the operation were swabbed and their firearms taken in for ballistic testing.
All police personnel involved in the incident have also been removed from front line duty.
It is reported that Tian Wolfe was among a group of persons in Yallahs, who were protesting against the fatal shooting Mr. Hyatt.
According to the residents, the man, was on his way to work when he was accosted by the police.
The police report that Mr. Hyatt was acting in a suspicious manner and they were called to the scene.
According to the police Mr. Hyatt was seen clutching nine millimetre Taurus pistol which he allegedly brandished at them.
The police say they took action and this resulted in the death of Mr. Hyatt.
It is reported that a magazine with 12 nine millimetre catridges was found on him.
However, the residents claimed Mr. Hyatt was beaten and then shot by the police.
It is alleged that during the protest, the police fired shots and tear gas into the crowd.
During the fracas Tian, who was two months pregnant, was shot in the neck.
She was rushed to the Princess Margaret Hospital in a critical condition and died shortly after admission.
The police high command Wednesday instructed the Chaplincey unit of the police force to visit the families of those who lost their lives.
And, the Security Minister is at this time on his way to the scene of Tuesday's shooting in St. Thomas.
Mr. Smith expressed alarm at the conduct of the police during the incident and said he had not yet seen the police report on the matter.
In the meantime, Attorney General and Justice Minister, Dorothy Lightbourne is expressing grave concern over the St. Thomas shootings.
Ms Lightbourne said she is deeply saddened by the incident and has requested that the Police Public Complaints Authority investigate the shootings as a matter of priority.
The incident prompted the Justice Minister to invite several human rights lobbyists to a meeting at her office Wednesday morning, where a wide-range of issues were reportedly discussed.
The meeting focused primarily on the unacceptably high level of fatal shootings involving members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
The participants also examined the strengths and weaknesses of existing local investigative bodies.
Minister Lightbourne also reminded the lobbyists of the Prime Minister's commitment to establish a single, independent authority to investigate instances of abuse by members of the security forces.
The parties in Wednesday morning's meeting explored options for the structure of the proposed unit, including the setting up of a new body, or an expansion and strengthening of the Police Public Complaints Authority.
And the Victim Support Unit has been mobilised to provide assistance to the immediate family members of 19-year-old Tian Wolfe.
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