A high-risk criminal target linked to two murders and a series of major robberies and break-ins across Jamaica was among three people fatally shot during a police operation in St Andrew early Sunday.
Dead is Dewar Archibald, otherwise called “Max”, who was killed during an encounter with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Specialized Operations Branch along Red Hills Road at about 1:45 a.m.
Two firearms and ammunition were seized following the incident.
Police said a team from the Specialized Operations Branch was on patrol in the Red Hills area when they received information that a group of armed men was travelling in two vehicles and was allegedly preparing to carry out criminal activity in the St Andrew North Police Division.
The vehicles were identified as a red Honda HR-V and a white Toyota Probox.
According to the preliminary police account, officers attempted to intercept the vehicles, but the drivers failed to stop. The Probox escaped, while police later intercepted the Honda HR-V near Knightsdale Drive.
The occupants of the Honda reportedly opened fire at the police team, prompting the officers to discharge their service weapons.
Three occupants of the vehicle were subsequently found suffering from gunshot wounds. Two prohibited firearms and ammunition were recovered.
The identities of the other two deceased persons have not yet been released.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has been notified.
Archibald was identified by investigators as a member of the Speculation Gang and one of the main organisers of robberies and break-ins targeting automated teller machines (ATMs), remittance agencies and other cash-intensive businesses.
He was also implicated in two murders committed within the past nine months.
Investigators linked Archibald to the December 21, 2025 murder of Chevardo Messam at Galleon Beach in Crawford district, St Elizabeth, and the January 9 murder of Kemar Brown, otherwise called “Mars”, in Bristol, Alexandria, St Ann. A woman was also shot and injured during the latter incident.
Archibald was further linked to a shooting during an attempted ATM theft in Drax Hall, St Ann, in April.
Investigations also implicated him in a series of robberies and break-ins in Linstead, St Catherine, in February and June; Kingston in April; and Crofts Hill, Clarendon, in May.
Investigators believe Archibald was part of an organised criminal network operating across several parishes.
Investigations are continuing.
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