Man fatally shot during alleged confrontation at Ocho Rios lock-up
Published:Thursday | August 14, 2025 | 11:36 AM
A police investigation has been launched into the shooting death of a man in custody at the Ocho Rios lock-up in St Ann during an alleged confrontation.
The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old labourer Sammaine McBean, of Ocho Rios.
The police report that at about 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday, there was an alleged confrontation at the station between McBean and the police.
He was shot.
McBean was taken to hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The police say the Independent Commission of Investigations has been informed and is conducting a probe into the incident.
- Rasbert Turner
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