UPDATE: Cop killed at wake identified
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October 16, 2022

UPDATE: Cop killed at wake identified

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A policeman shot and killed at a wake in Frog City in the Maxfield Avenue, St Andrew area on Saturday night has been identified.

The deceased is Constable Brian Martin of the St Andrew Central police division.

READ: Policeman shot dead at wake in Frog City, three others injured

Martin was among four people shot when gunmen opened fire at the wake.

The victims were rushed to hospital where the policeman, who was shot in the face, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment, and the other persons admitted.

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