Machete-wielding man fatally shot by police in Linstead

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November 5, 2026

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A machete-wielding man was fatally shot by the police in Linstead, St Catherine on Wednesday after he allegedly attacked them.

The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Anthony Parker, otherwise called ‘Tony’, of Cow Gully in Bog Walk, St Catherine.

The police reported that about 1:23 p.m., Parker went to a furniture store along Victoria Street in Linstead and demanded money.

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