DEVAR HODGES WAS FEATURED ON WANTED WEDNESDAYS
ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann; Jan. 17, 2026 (story updated at 7:15 p.m. with photo)
Police shot and killed a man wanted in St. Ann, in Kingston, on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
(Devar Hodges)
He has been identified as 35-year-old Devar Hodges, otherwise known as ‘Blackhead’ and ‘Skeddo’, of Brown’s Town, St. Ann. He was featured several times on the JCF’s Wanted Wednesdays campaign.
According to the police, about 5:30 a.m. Saturday, lawmen from the Kingston East Division, the Operational Support Team, and the Specialised Operations Branch conducted an intelligence-driven operation on Jacques Road, East Kingston, during which Hodges was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police at a premises. A 9mm pistol and nine rounds of ammunition were seized during the incident.
The matter was reported to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and the Inspectorate of Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB).
