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Published: Friday | January 9, 2009
Carl Gilchrist, Gleaner Writer
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:
The Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) is today expected to present the police commissioner with a preliminary report into an incident in which a baby, a cop and three others were shot by the police in Lodge, St Ann, on Wednesday night.
Up to late yesterday, the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) had not released any information on the incident.
Director of communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Karl Angell, said the CCN was awaiting the report of the BSI before it released a statement on the matter.
It is reported that the police were earlier involved in a shooting incident near Gayle in St Mary, where an alleged robber was shot and injured.
One resident told The Gleaner that the police later tried to ascertain the identity of the robber but were unsuccessful.
Shortly after, two men believed to be the man's accomplices reportedly entered the community with guns, held some residents at gunpoint and demanded that they relate what the police were told.
Alleged witness
Satisfied that the residents had not given the cops any vital information, the alleged witness said the men drove off.
The police later intercepted a grey Nissan station wagon, fitting the description of the car the gunmen had used, when things went wrong.
According to Superintendent Patricia Coulbourne-White, the commanding officer for St Ann, the driver was asked to stop. She said he complied, but the police team observed suspicious movements that led them to open fire.
A member of the police team was shot during the shooting. A 10-month-old boy, his parents and the driver of the car were also hurt.
They were taken to the St Ann's Bay Hospital. The baby was later transferred to the Bustamante Hospital for Children while the policeman was taken by helicopter to the Kingston Public Hospital yesterday morning.
The injury to the child is not considered life-threatening but the policeman is said to be battling for life.
"We regret the injuries," said Coulbourne-White.
"This is not something we would want to be associated with under any circumstance."
White said the police team was warned to look out for armed and dangerous individuals, adding that poor lighting contributed to the unfortunate turn of events.
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Carl Gilchrist, Gleaner Writer
OCHO RIOS, St Ann:
The Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) is today expected to present the police commissioner with a preliminary report into an incident in which a baby, a cop and three others were shot by the police in Lodge, St Ann, on Wednesday night.
Up to late yesterday, the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN) had not released any information on the incident.
Director of communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Karl Angell, said the CCN was awaiting the report of the BSI before it released a statement on the matter.
It is reported that the police were earlier involved in a shooting incident near Gayle in St Mary, where an alleged robber was shot and injured.
One resident told The Gleaner that the police later tried to ascertain the identity of the robber but were unsuccessful.
Shortly after, two men believed to be the man's accomplices reportedly entered the community with guns, held some residents at gunpoint and demanded that they relate what the police were told.
Alleged witness
Satisfied that the residents had not given the cops any vital information, the alleged witness said the men drove off.
The police later intercepted a grey Nissan station wagon, fitting the description of the car the gunmen had used, when things went wrong.
According to Superintendent Patricia Coulbourne-White, the commanding officer for St Ann, the driver was asked to stop. She said he complied, but the police team observed suspicious movements that led them to open fire.
A member of the police team was shot during the shooting. A 10-month-old boy, his parents and the driver of the car were also hurt.
They were taken to the St Ann's Bay Hospital. The baby was later transferred to the Bustamante Hospital for Children while the policeman was taken by helicopter to the Kingston Public Hospital yesterday morning.
The injury to the child is not considered life-threatening but the policeman is said to be battling for life.
"We regret the injuries," said Coulbourne-White.
"This is not something we would want to be associated with under any circumstance."
White said the police team was warned to look out for armed and dangerous individuals, adding that poor lighting contributed to the unfortunate turn of events.
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