An alleged St. Catherine area don is one of the latest victims of police killings.
Fatal Shootings: Police Killed Two Suspects In Jamaica. The Independent Commission of Investigation is looking into two more police fatal shootings that occurred on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
The first victim of these fatal shootings is a music producer. He is also an alleged area don in the Homestead community of St. Catherine, Jamaica.
Authorities identified the deceased as Javon “Bossy” Basceosingh, 30, from Homestead, Spanish Town, St. Catherine.
According to reports, at around 2:00 p.m., a police team conducted an operation in Homestead when they spotted Basceosingh sitting on a wall. He reportedly jumped from the wall and ran into a nearby house.
The police pursued him, and upon entering the house, he allegedly pointed a handgun at them.
In response, the officers took evasive action and fired, injuring Basceosingh.
The police recovered a Glock pistol with a magazine containing four 9mm cartridges from the scene.
Then, they transported Basceosingh to the Spanish Town Hospital, where the authorities pronounced him dead.
Jamaican are growing weary of the frequency of fatal police shootings in their country.
Police Pursuit Ends in Tragic fatal shooting
The second fatal shootings occurred in Kingston, Jamaica — On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, police fatally wounded a suspect. The suspect allegedly held a man hostage while fleeing. He was also pointing a gun at officers.
The authorities identified the deceased as 48-year-old Lebert Bailey, a construction worker from Rosemount Avenue in Kingston.
Law enforcement officials said that at about 9:40 p.m., officers from the Kingston Central Police Division were on mobile patrol in Allman Town.
While on patrol, the officers received information that a man armed with a gun was walking along Liverpool Street.
Upon arriving at the location, the police saw a man flee from a premises on Liverpool Street. He ran into a nearby gully while holding a firearm.
The officers pursued the suspect and called for backup support from their colleagues.
The suspect then moved from the gully to a property on Hampton Street. While there, he allegedly took a man hostage.
The hostage manage to escape, and the suspect ran to the front of the property.
The police closed in on him, and instead of surrendering, he reportedly pointed his firearm at the police.
In fear for their lives, the officers took evasive action and fired at the suspect, resulting in him being shot.
He was transported to Kingston Public Hospital, where a doctor pronounced him dead.
So far in 2025, 122 Jamaicans have died as a result of police fatal shootings. This means the police have killed more than 24 people per month.