KINGSTON, Jamaica — An 18-year-old youth, identified as Dwayne Leslie, otherwise called ‘Gugu,’ was fatally shot during a confrontation with the police along Rose Lane, near Hannah Street in Kingston 14, on Wednesday, May 14.
Leslie, who was from Margaret Street in the Elleston Road area of Kingston 16, was reportedly involved in an altercation with police officers when the incident occurred.
According to police reports, a 9mm pistol, with a magazine containing two cartridges, was recovered from the scene following the shooting.
The matter has since been reported to the Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB) as well as the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), both of which are conducting separate investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Authorities have not yet released further details.
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