Domestic Dispute. The man who allegedly stabbed and killed Katherine Wallace, 50, on Love Lane in downtown Kingston on Wednesday was subsequently killed by the police.
Law enforcement officials have identified the deceased man as Davar Dacres, also known as “Davy” of a King Street address.
The police reported that Dacres was connected to the fatal stabbing of Katherine Wallace, known as “Kathy,” of Fleet Street. CCTV captured the incident.
At approximately 5:20 pm, Dacres and Wallace, who had a previous fallout over money, were drinking in the lane when they got into a domestic dispute over ice.
The dispute reportedly escalated into a physical altercation. During the altercation, Dacres allegedly used a ratchet knife to inflict multiple stab wounds to Wallace’s upper body.
Concerned residents rushed her to the hospital, but it was too late. Hospital officials pronounced her deceased upon arrival.
Later that night, around 11:25 PM, police intercepted Dacres on Hanover Street. During the encounter, he reportedly attacked officers with the same knife. The police ordered him to drop the knife, but he did not comply.
As a result, one officer fearing for his life, discharged his service pistol, hitting Dacres.
The officers rushed Dacres to the hospital, where the medical staff pronounced him dead.
Meanwhile, Superintendent Mischka Forbes, commanding officer for the Kingston Central Police Division, said the incident marks the third murder in the division since the start of the year. And Wednesday fatal stabbing was the second involving a knife.
She expressed concern about changing patterns of violence.
In the meantime, urged members of the public to settle domestic disputes peacefully and seek mediation when necessary.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) and the Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB) are investigating the matter.
Bus conductor seen in a video attacking two schoolgirls during a domestic dispute is in police custody
The bus conductor Jamaicans saw assaulting two schoolgirls in a social media video turned himself in to the police.
Law enforcement officials confirmed that the man surrendered at the Half-Way Tree Police Station on Tuesday, April 28.
The police later escorted him to the Kingston Central Police Station, and handed him over to investigators assigned to the case.
Investigators believe that the suspect is the individual depicted in the video, which shows him assaulting two female students during an altercation aboard a public passenger vehicle.
Both girls attend aCorporate Area high school
The police say investigations into the incident are continuing and urged anyone with additional information to come forward.