Security forces reacted to deadly force at Sligoville – McKay

Criminologist Dr Jason McKay has warned against “Monday-morning-quarterbacking” in the wake of the deadly shootout involving members of the security forces last week, which resulted in the death of two policemen and three alleged gunmen in Sligoville, St Catherine.

McKay, a trained hostage negotiator and serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) assigned to the St Catherine South Special Operations team, pointed to questions raised in the media by former commissioner of police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, and Security Consultant Robert Finzi-Smith.

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Addressing the deadly standoff in which a 10-year-old girl was shot and injured, allegedly used as a human shield by the occupants, Rear Admiral Lewin questioned whether “there was an alternative way of dealing with this?”, suggesting the security forces had enough time to coax a possible surrender.