Force mourns promising young cop killed at wake in Kingston
Oct 17th, 2022 | Category: GLEANER PREMIUM | 6:37#JamaicaGleaner #JCF #Police #BrianMartin #MaxfieldPark #HalfWayTree OCTOBER 17, 2022: Days ago, when a spiritual leader strolled between the zinc fences in the community of Frog City, St Andrew, trying to warn residents of dreadful violence that would soon befall the area, some persons reportedly threw water on her and chased her away. Now, that woman’s premonition seemingly came to pass during a wake on Saturday night along Ricketts Avenue in the Maxfield Park community, located metres away, which resulted in the killing of 21-year-old police officer from the Half-Way-Tree Police Station, Constable Brian Martin. Martin received a gunshot wound to the head. Four other persons were injured in the attack, among them a 10-year-old. According to police reports, Martin and the other injured
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