Fiery roadblock on Red Hills Road as residents protest fatal police shooting

ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew North Central Delano Seiveright says he is deeply concerned about reports surrounding the fatal police shooting of a man on Karl Samuda Avenue in St Andrew. “I am very disturbed by what I am hearing, including from good, legitimate folks in the community who are known to be truthful. What I am hearing so far is just extremely disturbing,” the MP shared.

Seiveright, who said he knew the deceased, spoke to Observer Online from Red Hills Road on Wednesday, where residents had used metal bins, shopping carts and burning debris to block the road in protest. READ: Fiery roadblock on Red Hills Road as residents protest fatal police shooting He called for an immediate investigation into the matter. “I want a swift, speedy and transparent investigation by Indecom (Independent Commission of Investigations) and key arms of the Jamaica Constabulary Force also to look into what happened, because the residents are extremely angry, the guy who was killed was said to be sickly, and I think that has really caused much grief among the residents…hence the explosion in anger,” Seiveright said.

Videos shared on social media showed angry residents in verbal clashes with law enforcement in the vicinity of PriceSmart, where the debris had been placed to obstruct traffic. Seiveright indicated he was on the scene with residents of the area, which is also referred to as Black Ants Lane, to keep them as calm as possible and maintain a sense of order. “We're monitoring the situation as it stands now.

We're clearing the roads, and we hope vehicular traffic will start moving in the coming hours,” he said. The MP also maintained that preserving the relationship between lawmen and locals in the community was paramount. ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Sections of Red Hills Road in St Andrew have been blocked by residents protesting a fatal shooting by cops in the area, Observer Online understands.

Police confirmed the shooting and the protest, which took place in the St Andrew North Police Division Wednesday morning, but did not provide details. Lawmen are currently on the scene of the protest along with several residents. Videos shared on social media by residents show shopping carts, metal tables, garbage containers, and burning debris scattered in the roadway near PriceSmart and KFC.