"Footage circulating on social media shows a police officer firing at a vehicle during a protest on Sunday in Granville, in Jamaica's north-western parish of St James. The bullet hit Latoya Bulgin, 45, who was behind the wheel of the vehicle. According to the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom), the police officers were conducting crowd control duties during a protest against a previous police shooting, in which 17-year-old Tjey Edwardson was killed on 12 May."
"In the video, Bulgin's minivan is seen stationary at the side of the road as several people climb out. Police officers can be seen standing nearby. With one of the side doors still open, the vehicle starts to pull back out into the road. Apparently without warning, an officer standing a few feet in front of the vehicle pulls a handgun and shoots at the driver, amid screams and cries from people nearby. Some people are seen running."
"Police officers are then seen dragging Bulgin's limp body out of the car and on to the ground before putting her in the back of a police pickup truck. The officers do not appear to make any attempt to offer first aid to the injured woman. Bulgin was reportedly taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. Local reports say Bulgin, who was affectionately known as Buju, was a mother of two and a businesswoman."
"The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said in a statement that it was deeply concerned about the shooting and had suspended the officer involved pending an investigation. The incident has sparked outrage across Jamaica, with the opposition People's National party calling for swift and transparent action and raising concerns about the increasing number of fatal police shootings. Fitz Jackson, the opposition spokesperson on national security,called for calm and said too many Jamaicans were almost as fearful of"
Jamaican authorities began investigating a fatal police shooting captured on CCTV and shared online. The footage shows a police officer firing a handgun at a minivan during a protest in Granville, St James, where crowd control was being carried out. Latoya Bulgin, 45, was behind the wheel when she was shot. The protest followed a prior police shooting that killed 17-year-old Tjey Edwardson on 12 May. After the shooting, officers removed Bulgin from the vehicle and placed her into a police pickup truck without visible first aid. She was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. The Jamaica Constabulary Force suspended the involved officer, and public outrage followed, with opposition leaders calling for transparent action.
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