“If you challenge the police, we will not back down, and we will not stop until all gunmen and those involved in criminality are taken into custody or otherwise,” said a senior Jamaican policeman after a murder suspect was killed by officers on “9/11 Lane” on 9/11/2022.
• Officers of the Jamaican Constabulary Force shot and killed a man fleeing the scene of a murder at “9/11 Lane” on Sunday 11th September, 2022.
• Police also seized an M16 rifle in Central Village, St. Catherine following the fatal shooting of an unidentified man on ‘9/11 Lane’ in the community on September 11, during a confrontation with the police.
• Reports are that at about 3:30 p.m., four men armed with rifles went to the community where they shot and killed 26-year-old Romario Mighten, an electrician of Gordon Town, St. Andrew and Central Village in St. Catherine.
• The gunmen attempted to escape by crossing the Mandela Highway; however, they were confronted by a police team and there was an exchange of gunfire.
• One man was killed and the others managed to flee but police found and seized an M16 rifle.
• On Monday, as police searched for other suspects involved in the killing, they found and seized another M16 rifle along with 10 rounds of ammunition believed to have also been used in the murder of Mighten.
• Senior Superintendent of Police Christopher Phillips, head of the St. Catherine South Division, said this incident is the second time in weeks they have intercepted criminal syndicates and said his team will not relent in their efforts to apprehend criminals.
“If you challenge the police, we will not back down, and we will not stop until all gunmen and those involved in criminality are taken into custody or otherwise. The assault on communities, families and the livelihood of Jamaicans will not continue.
“Everyone involved in yesterday’s (Sunday’s) incident is urged to turn themselves in immediately and if anyone knows where they are hiding, please come forward and tell us what you know,” said SSP Phillips.
