INDECOM appeals for witnesses after five fatal police shooting incidents leave 11 dead

Investigators from the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) were called out over a single 24-hour span to probe five police-related shooting incidents in four parishes.

The cases involved two incidents in which four men were killed and three other shootings that left one man dead each, for a total of 11 fatalities. INDECOM said the latest deaths have pushed June’s tally of people fatally shot by the security forces to 14. Since the start of the year, 153 people have been shot dead by members of the security forces, up from 145 over the same period in 2025.

Six of the seven men killed on Tuesday have still not been formally named. Four of those men died in an incident at Bog Walk, St Catherine; another was killed near GC Foster College, also in St Catherine; and one was killed at Land Lease, Papine, St Andrew. The sole identified man from Tuesday’s fatalities is Orlando Nembhard, who died in an incident at Good Hope, Kellits, Clarendon.

INDECOM said three of the four men killed on Wednesday at Retirement in St James have been identified, while the fourth has not yet been named. The identified men are 55-year-old Bryan Fairclough, 27-year-old Brian Fairclough and 26-year-old Jahmar Ashman.

In a statement, the commission appealed to the public for help in confirming the identities of the men who remain unidentified. It also urged anyone who saw any of the incidents, or who has photographs, videos or other information that could assist the investigations, to make contact.

Information may be sent to INDECOM by WhatsApp at 876-553-0000. Members of the public may also visit any regional INDECOM office or call 876-968-1932 or 876-968-8875.

Police reportedly recovered seven firearms across the five scenes. INDECOM said that, when it made enquiries, the police reported that none of the officers involved in the five fatal incidents had been wearing body-worn cameras.

All five scenes were inspected, and material collected for evidential purposes was processed and packaged. The hands of the deceased men were tested for gunshot residue, and their bodies were photographed and sealed ahead of post-mortem examinations.

The officers concerned will be required under the Independent Commission of Investigations Act, 2010, to provide statements and attend interviews.