Second Officer Dies After Sligoville Shootout, St Catherine

Police Constable Devoney Rose has died from injuries sustained in a Friday shootout in Sligoville, St Catherine. A corporal was already pronounced dead at the scene.

Second officer dead after Sligoville gun battle

Police Constable Devoney Rose, shot during a confrontation in Sligoville, St Catherine, has died from her injuries, the Jamaica Observer reports. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) communications unit confirmed the death shortly after the news broke.

Rose was one of several officers wounded in the Friday incident. Corporal Trevoy Shaw of the Special Operations Unit had already been pronounced dead on the day of the shooting.

Following the incident, the Jamaica Police Federation made an urgent appeal for blood donations on Rose's behalf, as she was undergoing surgery at the Spanish Town Hospital.

The operation began at around 5:15 am on Friday, when a JCF Special Operations Unit team moved into the Five Miles area of Sligoville to search for wanted men. While clearing a building on the premises, officers came under gunfire from two men who had barricaded themselves inside the structure alongside other occupants. A young girl present in the building also reportedly sustained gunshot injuries during the exchange.

Source: Jamaica Observer