He is a known contract killer - police on man being hunted in St Thomas cop killings
Published:Wednesday | December 23, 2015 | 12:37 PM
The police say the man they are hunting in relation to the murder of two cops and the injury of a civilian in St Thomas last night is a known contract killer.
Corporal Kenneth Davis who was attached to the Protective Services Division and Constable Craig Palmer from the Kingston Western Division were ambushed while playing a game of dominoes with friends in their community.
The police have identified Marlon Perry otherwise called 'Duppy Film' as a person of interest in the case.
The police say Duppy Film should immediately surrender and anyone knowing his whereabouts should contact them.
Head of the Criminal Investigation Branch Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ealan Powell, says Perry is a violent killer who has been on the police’s radar for years.
According to him, Perry is a known contract killer and has been linked to several murders in more than one parish.
However, ACP Powell says the police cannot say at this stage if last night’s attack in St Thomas was a murder for hire.
Head of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) Assistant Commissioner of Police Ealan Powell
Meanwhile, the Head of the CIB says four persons remain in custody in relation to the incident.
ACP Powell says the three men and one woman, who are from St Thomas addresses, are to be questioned by investigators.
ACP Powell was speaking on Cliff Hughes Online on Power 106 FM this morning.
A third man shot and injured in last night’s attack in St Thomas remains in hospital.