INDECOM probing fatal shooting of man said to be of unsound mind by police
Published:Wednesday | February 9, 2022 | 2:08 PM
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the shooting death of a man said to be of an unsound mind by the police in Amity district in Westmoreland on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Dain Wedderburn.
According to INDECOM, it is reported that cops were on an assignment in the area when they approached a naked man who was seen along the roadway.
It is alleged that a struggle ensued between one of the police personnel and the man and the cop's firearm was discharged.
The injured man was pronounced dead at the Savanna-La-Mar Hospital.
INDECOM says no weapon or other item was reported as retrieved from the incident scene.
It says a team processed the incident scene including the collection of forensic exhibits and the firearm of the cop.
Initial interviews and witness canvassing were also conducted by the investigative team.
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