SAA

SAA event in Kingston, Kingston area, Jamaica on Thu 12th March 2026

12th March 2026

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On 12 March 2026, in Kingston, Kingston, overnight, police forces shot and killed a man during an operation on Ruthven Road (Saint Andrew parish). Another man was arrested. According to police, the now deceased was killed during a scuffle with one police officer when the agent was in the process of seizing a gun from the vehicle both men were moving in. They had been stopped for a traffic violation. A firearm was seized at the scene. The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the circumstances of the killing. 1 fatality.

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Kingston ( Kingston area )

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