Editorial

Two Policemen shot and killed in St. THOMAS, Jamaica, W.I.

Carl Williams

Two Police Officers gunned down (and have died), in St. Thomas, Jamaica W. I. to the Eastern end of the Island.

A civilian was also injured in the attack.

St. Thomas is not known to be crime infested.

MP James Robertson has condemned the attacks on the lawmen and asserted that is an “attack on the Jamaican state ….I ask you all to be calm” The JLP DEPUTY LEADER who represents Western St. Thomas who was reacting to the drive-by shooting.

Charmaine Shand Deputy Superintendent of Police for the area confirmed the incident but gave no details.

In a quick response the Police Commissioner Dr. Williams “I pledged to hunt down the killers as none other …” Kenneth Davis and an un named Constable were playing dominoes at Poorman’s Corner, St. THOMAS when the cowardly attack occurred.

The un named Constable shot dead in the St. Thomas drive-by fatal shooting is Craig Palmer.

By Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie, SIC, & photojournalist reporting on this very sad story for Vision Newspaper Canada.

Alwin Marshall-Squire

Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora. Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.

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