POLICE SAID HE HAD A GUN AND DID NOT DROP IT WHEN TOLD
CASTLETON, St Mary; Dec. 3, 2025
INDECOM is investigating the police’s fatal shooting of a man in Scott’s Hall District, Castleton, St Mary on Monday, December 1, 2025.
The man’s identity remains unconfirmed. He is known by the alias “Dodd” or “Dadda”.
Up to Monday, 282 people have been fatally shot by the police in Jamaica, a 67 per cent increase compared to the 169 killed in the same
period last year.
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The police report that information was received in relation to a man seen with a gun. Officers reportedly visited the premises and the man failed to comply with instructions to drop the firearm. It is alleged that the man pointed the firearm at the officers, who in turn fired in the man’s direction, the Independent Commission of Investigation (INDECOM) said in its report.
One firearm was recovered by the police. Additionally, INDECOM reported that no body-worn camera was reported as being worn by any of the concerned officers.
On the same day, Monday, a man was also shot and killed by the police in St James. Both incident scenes were examined and the evidential material recovered, processed and packaged. The hands of the deceased were swabbed for gunshot residue, and their bodies photographed and sealed, pending post-mortem examination.
The concerned officers were served with Section 21 Notices, pursuant to the Independent Commission of Investigations Act, 2010, to submit statements and or attend interviews.
