UPDATE | Shooter identified in murder/suicide at Half-Way-Tree Police Station
Published:Monday | July 22, 2024 | 8:01 PM
The businessman who killed a cop before turning a policeman's service weapon on himself has been identified as Deon Singh, the owner of Singh's Motors Limited on Hagley Park Road in St Andrew.
Singh and his wife went before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today on fraud-related charges.
Early reports indicate that Detective Sergeant Kevin Mayne was attempting to arrest Deon Singh at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station in St Andrew today when another officer came to assist.
Singh reportedly disarmed the assisting officer and shot Mayne before shooting himself.
Mayne and Singh reportedly died on the spot.
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is investigating.
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