According to Senior Superintendent Michael Phipps, the man the police killed in the Kingston Western division on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, during a confrontation, had been warned by the police to stay away from the area.

The police identified him as Nicholas Denton, age 19, of Race Course Lane, Kingston 14. The police shot and killed him in Wilton Gardens and seized a Browning pistol with three cartridges.

Phipps said the deceased gangbanger was well known to the police. In 2022, the police charged him with shooting with intent. He was on bail at the time of his death. And investigators requested that he steer clear of the Denham Town area.

“Earlier this year, he was found in Denham Town in clear breach of his bail conditions. He was taken back before the court, where he was readmitted to bail and was again warned not to be seen in Denham Town. However, to our surprise, he returned to the area where he confronted the police, which led to his death,” Phipps says.

Commanding Officer of the Kingston Weston Division, SSP Phipps.

INDECOM and the Oversight Bureau are probing the incident.

Police charged Cabbie with killing a colleague in a dispute over passengers.

Detectives attached to the St Andrew Central police Division have arrested and charged a St Andrew taxi operator with the murder of Kemel Stewart, a fellow taxi operator in Papine, in July 2022.

The police identified the deceased as Asif McPherson, o/c ‘Barber,’ age 35, of Housing Drive, Kintyre, St Andrew.

According to the police report, at about 5:40 PM, July 6, 2023, McPherson and Kemel Stewart, o/c ‘Jermey,’ who was 37 years old, disagreed over passengers.

And during the back and forth, McPherson used a rachet knife, stabbed Stewart in the chest, and fled the scene.

St Catherine businessman killed in hardware.

Detectives from the Spanish Town Police Sub Division have launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a prominent businessman in the Crescent District, St Catherine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2023. 

The police have identified the deceased as 53 -year-old Simeon George Ellis, a resident of Seaview Crescent in Old Harbour Glades, St Catherine.

According to the police report, residents heard multiple explosions from the hardware located along Walks Road and alerted the police. 

Upon arrival, the police found the businessman’s lifeless body lying on the ground in a pool of blood. 

The police have not established a motive for the killing.

53-year-old man arrested, charged with an illegal firearm

The St Catherine police have arrested and charged a 53-year-old driver with breaches of the Firearms Act after finding an illegal firearm and ammunition in a vehicle belonging to him on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

The police identified the man as Jephta Blair of Mickleton Meadows, St Catherine. 

According to the police, at about 4:40 pm, Sunday, April 16, 2023, the police carried out a targeted operation along Mickleton Meadow and searched Blair’s premises, including a Toyota Noah belonging to him.

While searching for the Toyota Noah, the police found a pouch between the front seats containing a 9mm pistol and a magazine with nine 9mm cartridges.

The police took Blair into custody and launched an investigation. On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, the police charged Blair with breaches of the Firearms Act after a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.

A court appearance is pending.