WITH 31 people killed by the police just two months into 2017, the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is worried that the country could record more than 200 such killings for the year. According to statistics released yesterday by INDECOM during a press conference at its offices on Dumfries Road in Kingston, 19 people were shot and killed by the police in January, while another 12 were shot and killed in February.
Assistant INDECOM Commissioner Hamish Campbell said January’s fatalities represented a 55 per cent increase over last year, which saw only seven fatal shootings by the police. Another 11 people, Campbell said, were also shot and injured during the first two months of the year.
WITH 31 people killed by the police just two months into 2017, the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is worried that the country could record more than 200 such killings for the year. According to statistics released yesterday by INDECOM during a press conference at its offices on Dumfries Road in Kingston, 19 people were shot and killed by the police in January, while another 12 were shot and killed in February.
Assistant INDECOM Commissioner Hamish Campbell said January’s fatalities represented a 55 per cent increase over last year, which saw only seven fatal shootings by the police. Another 11 people, Campbell said, were also shot and injured during the first two months of the year. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/INDECOM-worried-about-fatal-police-shootings-for-first-two-months_90960