Labourer killed by police in Portmore

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Labourer killed by police in Portmore

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man by the police in Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old labourer Alex Madden of a Kingston 11...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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