KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 20, CMC – The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is investigating the latest incidents of police shootings that left five people dead on Thursday.
In a statement, the INDECOM said that so far this year, 154 have been killed by police, one less than the 155 recorded for the entire 2024.
The authorities said that the latest fatal shootings occured in Westmoreland on the south side of the island and in St Catherine, south east of the capital. They said that two brothers, Jaeden Love, 22 and 23-year-old Jhordon Love were among those killed in Westmoreland as well as 30-year-old Dereico Hayle, 31-year-old Keno Plummer, while Damion Nembhard of St Catherine died from gunshot wounds.
INDECOM said that the number of police shootings so far this year “represents an overall 130 per cent increase in total fatal shooting incidents when compared to the same period in 2024”.
INDECOM said that in the latest killings “four firearms were reportedly recovered from the deceased by the police in three of the incidents, and no firearm was recovered from the incident where Dereico Hayle was fatally shot.
“No body worn camera was reported as being worn by any of the concerned officers in any of the four incidents,” INDECOM said, adding that it has notified the officers and commenced investigations, including swabs for gunpowder residue on the hands of the deceased.
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