One of three men named as persons of interest in murder of policemen surrenders
Published:Friday | November 14, 2025 | 6:17 PM
The police are reporting that one of the three men listed as persons of interest in connection with the murder of two policemen along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Thursday has turned himself in.
In custody is 19-year-old Macarius Munroe, otherwise called Macky, of Ricketts Crescent, Kingston 11.
The police say arrangements are being made for him to be questioned by detectives.
Meanwhile, the police are urging Junior Brown, otherwise called 'Junior', of Seaward Drive, Kingston 11, and a man known only as 'Squidly' to turn themselves in to the nearest police station immediately.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Major Investigation Division at 876-758-5048, the National Intelligence Bureau at 811, Crime Stop at 311, the police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.
The police report that about 7:40 p.m. on November 13, Constables Charles Stewart and Jemarey Gordon were at a business establishment when they attempted to intervene in an altercation.
During this intervention, both officers, who were off duty, were shot.
The police were summoned to the scene, and the officers were transported to hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.
Stewart was assigned to the Spanish Town Police Station, and Gordon was assigned to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (CTOC).
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