Man fatally shot during police operation in Ackee Village, St Catherine identified

The police have identified the man who was shot and killed during an alleged confrontation with a police-military team in Ackee Village, St Catherine on Thursday.

He is 28-year-old Joseph Dixon, otherwise called 'Boysie', of Ackee Village in Dam Head.

Reports are that about 6:15 a.m., a team of police and soldiers conducted an intelligence-driven operation in the Ackee Village area.

The team, which was armed with a search warrant, entered a premises where Dixon was seen inside.

According to the police, Dixon was observed with a handgun, which he reportedly pointed at the lawmen.

The team took evasive action and fired in his direction, hitting him.

A search of the scene revealed Dixon lying beside a firearm. '

The weapon — a Smith & Wesson pistol fitted with a magazine containing seven rounds of .40 calibre ammunition — was seized.

Dixon was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Independent Commission of Investigations has since launched a probe into the incident.

- Rasbert Turner

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