INDECOM probing two police fatal shootings in St Catherine

December 13, 2024
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The Independent Commission of Investigations is looking into two incidents of police shootings that left two persons dead in St Catherine yesterday.

The deceased are聽Ricardo Fisher, 23, otherwise called 'Crocs',聽from Kingston, and聽Kemar Smith, otherwise called 'Zick' or 'Sizzler',聽from聽St Catherine.

It's reported that the first incident happened around 6:20 a.m., when a police team on Dallas Lane was聽allegedly challenged by Fisher.

The lawmen reportedly responded and Fisher was shot.聽

A Beretta pistol affixed with a magazine containing聽three rounds of ammunition was allegedly seized from him.

He was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital where he died.

The other shooting took place at 8:00 a.m., when police were patrolling the New Nursery community.

Smith聽was allegedly armed and confronted them.聽

The police say they took evasive action and shot him.

A聽Smith and Wesson pistol affixed with a magazine containing three rounds of ammunition was allegedly seized from him.

He was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital where he was declared dead.

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