ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched separate investigations into two fatal police shootings that occurred about an hour apart in St Elizabeth on Sunday.
The men killed were identified as Dadrian White and Oshane Wright, both of St Elizabeth addresses.
Police said a team went to the Monymusk area of Red Bank, near Junction, around 4:00 a.m. in search of White. According to police, White confronted the officers when they approached him and was shot. Police reported seizing a firearm at the scene.
White was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said he was under investigation in connection with the killing of bartender Nicole Facey in Red Bank in April.
About 5:00 a.m., police were conducting an operation in Williamsfield when Wright allegedly confronted officers and was shot. Police said they seized an illegal firearm. Wright was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said Wright was wanted in connection with the January 2024 killing of his uncle, Desmond Wright, in Newcastle district, St Elizabeth.







