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Thursday night Hannah Town residents blocked the main entrance to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and sections of Slipe Pen Road to protest against the handcuffing of a patient who was under police guard at the institution.
<SPAN class=news_body>Shots were also fired as the residents descended on the facility to vent their anger at the police, who had to call for backup.
It was on Monday that the people of Hannah Town protested in the aftermath of the killing of a man and the injuring of four others by the police along Michael Manley Boulevard.
It was one of the injured men whom the police reportedly handcuffed to a bed at the KPH.
The information quickly reached the people of Hannah Town, many of whom were out on Monday.
An angry crowd descended on the facility.
Chaos reigned briefly as the protestors used debris to block the main entrance at the King and Princess Streets intersection as well as other sections of Slipe Pen Road.
As was the case on Monday morning, traffic had to be diverted.
When the police responded, shots rang out in the night, sending the crowd scampering.
When our news team went into the area, about 9:30, a contingent of police personnel in helmets, bullet proof vests and armed with high powered weapons ventured on foot into sections of the volatile community.
Others patrolled in motor vehicles.
A few residents who lingered at the scene of the protest complained that they had planned to continue their protest but were prevented from doing so by the police.
Calm was restored to the area, but tension lingered as hospital workers watched the development with obvious apprehension.
The residents have been claiming that the men were among a group of 17 travelling in three motor cars when they were shot in cold blood early Sunday, while on their way to a dance in Harbour View.
<SPAN>Conroy <SPAN id=clicksor_sp_slater onmouseover='return ClxLaD("slater",event)' onmouseout='ClxTMo("slater")'>Slater</SPAN>, alias Dasheen, of Upper Oxford Street, was killed in the incident.</SPAN>
But the Constabulary Communication Network said the police were on a special operation when they intercepted two motorcars on Michael Manley Boulevard.
The police say the men alighted from the vehicle and opened fire at them.
In the ensuing gun-battle Mr. Slater and four others were reportedly shot and injured.
They were taken to hospital where Mr. Slater was pronounced dead.</SPAN>
<SPAN class=news_body>Shots were also fired as the residents descended on the facility to vent their anger at the police, who had to call for backup.
It was on Monday that the people of Hannah Town protested in the aftermath of the killing of a man and the injuring of four others by the police along Michael Manley Boulevard.
It was one of the injured men whom the police reportedly handcuffed to a bed at the KPH.
The information quickly reached the people of Hannah Town, many of whom were out on Monday.
An angry crowd descended on the facility.
Chaos reigned briefly as the protestors used debris to block the main entrance at the King and Princess Streets intersection as well as other sections of Slipe Pen Road.
As was the case on Monday morning, traffic had to be diverted.
When the police responded, shots rang out in the night, sending the crowd scampering.
When our news team went into the area, about 9:30, a contingent of police personnel in helmets, bullet proof vests and armed with high powered weapons ventured on foot into sections of the volatile community.
Others patrolled in motor vehicles.
A few residents who lingered at the scene of the protest complained that they had planned to continue their protest but were prevented from doing so by the police.
Calm was restored to the area, but tension lingered as hospital workers watched the development with obvious apprehension.
The residents have been claiming that the men were among a group of 17 travelling in three motor cars when they were shot in cold blood early Sunday, while on their way to a dance in Harbour View.
<SPAN>Conroy <SPAN id=clicksor_sp_slater onmouseover='return ClxLaD("slater",event)' onmouseout='ClxTMo("slater")'>Slater</SPAN>, alias Dasheen, of Upper Oxford Street, was killed in the incident.</SPAN>
But the Constabulary Communication Network said the police were on a special operation when they intercepted two motorcars on Michael Manley Boulevard.
The police say the men alighted from the vehicle and opened fire at them.
In the ensuing gun-battle Mr. Slater and four others were reportedly shot and injured.
They were taken to hospital where Mr. Slater was pronounced dead.</SPAN>
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