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The Police High Command has ordered an investigation into the circumstances which led to the fatal shooting of a Constable Monday afternoon. The Constable was reportedly killed by a colleague or colleagues off Lady Musgrave Road in St Andrew.He has been identified as Floyd Barrett who was attached to the Motorised Police Patrol Division.It is reported that shortly after one o'clock Monday afternoon the Constable was responding to an assignment about guns and drugs on premises in the Musgrave Road area. It is further reported that other policemen responded.It is not clear what transpired at the scene, but shots were fired and the Constable, who was in uniform, was hit.He was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.A senior officer told RJR News that based on information the police received, Constable Barrett died as a result of "friendly fire".However, the senior cop declined to provide details of the shooting.The Constabulary Communication Network says detectives from the Bureau of Special Investigations have already started to probe the matter. It said in keeping with standard operating procedure, the police officer involved in the shooting has been removed from front line duty, his hands swabbed and the firearm seized for ballistic testing.Police Federation mourns the policeman's deathMeanwhile, Sergeant Raymond Wilson, Chairman of the Police Federation, says the death of Constable Barrett is a major loss to the Jamaica Constabulary Force."He was an exceptional worker; he looked about the welfare of others, not only attending to his personal needs. He is an ardent supporter of the Police Federation and a delegate who has served his mandate in his division over and over," he said,"He is always seen at the Police Federation almost daily representing the complaints or suggestion and recommendations that would come from his peers, so it's a great loss for police representation as it is for service to the people of this country," Sergeant Wilson added.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaica ' s Police Hi...;quot; (RJR)...</span>
The Police High Command has ordered an investigation into the circumstances which led to the fatal shooting of a Constable Monday afternoon. The Constable was reportedly killed by a colleague or colleagues off Lady Musgrave Road in St Andrew.He has been identified as Floyd Barrett who was attached to the Motorised Police Patrol Division.It is reported that shortly after one o'clock Monday afternoon the Constable was responding to an assignment about guns and drugs on premises in the Musgrave Road area. It is further reported that other policemen responded.It is not clear what transpired at the scene, but shots were fired and the Constable, who was in uniform, was hit.He was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.A senior officer told RJR News that based on information the police received, Constable Barrett died as a result of "friendly fire".However, the senior cop declined to provide details of the shooting.The Constabulary Communication Network says detectives from the Bureau of Special Investigations have already started to probe the matter. It said in keeping with standard operating procedure, the police officer involved in the shooting has been removed from front line duty, his hands swabbed and the firearm seized for ballistic testing.Police Federation mourns the policeman's deathMeanwhile, Sergeant Raymond Wilson, Chairman of the Police Federation, says the death of Constable Barrett is a major loss to the Jamaica Constabulary Force."He was an exceptional worker; he looked about the welfare of others, not only attending to his personal needs. He is an ardent supporter of the Police Federation and a delegate who has served his mandate in his division over and over," he said,"He is always seen at the Police Federation almost daily representing the complaints or suggestion and recommendations that would come from his peers, so it's a great loss for police representation as it is for service to the people of this country," Sergeant Wilson added.