Police fatally shoot man in Portland
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January 29, 2017

Police fatally shoot man in Portland

PORTLAND, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Spring Bank, Portland, about 8:41 am yesterday.

Dead is 34-year-old Phillip Grant, otherwise called “Belly Rat” of a Morris Avenue address in Spring Bank.

Police say the matter has been reported to the Inspector of Constabulary (IOC) and Independent Commission of Investigations. (INDECOM)

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