Policeman murdered at dance
June 05, 2006
CORPORAL LINCOLN Parker of the Special Anti-Crime Task Force was murdered by gunmen at a dance in De La Vega City in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, yesterday.
He is the seventh member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force killed this year, and the second in a week. On Saturday, May 27, Detective Sergeant Desmond Carter was shot and killed in the Ensom City area of Spanish Town.
The Constabulary Com-munication Network reported that a 25-year-old constable, who was also at the dance, as shot.
Cpl. Parker was shot several times in the head by two men about 3:30 a.m. while he was standing near a utility pole along Sixth Way where the De La Splash dance was in progress.
The men reportedly walked away, leaving Cpl. Parker with his 9-millimetre pistol. The police said they found more than 20 spent shells at the scene.
Deputy Superintendent Merval Smith of the St. Catherine North Police division, said Cpl. Parker may have been targeted. He was born and raised near to where he was killed and was said to be popular in the community....
Author: Rasbert Turner
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
