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The house in St Catherine where the deadly shooting took place on Friday morning.
Updated 3 hours ago Ruddy Mathison - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Bloodshed, bullet holes and doubts

Residents question account of deadly Sligoville main road shooting; second cop succumbs to injuries Questions are being raised about the circumstances surrounding Friday’s deadly confrontation between police and men at a house off the Sligoville main road in Six Miles, St Catherine, with residents offering accounts that challenge aspects of the police version of events. The police have described the incident as a fierce gun battle involving three men whom they said were associates of a well-known high-risk target in St Andrew North.

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