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“Mobile Reserve was under attack from a drive-up shooting
from the Arnold Road area. I understand that the assailants
came from Fletcher’s Land. The barracks were shot up in
several areas… I also saw shooters in some trees on Camp
Road near the Muslim Mosque. The water cannon truck was
mobilized on to Camp Road. We kept firing and they
retreated. We were able to repel the attack without injury.”
Attack on Police Escorting a Doctor
4.31.
Sgt. Robert Clarke was a corporal on 23 May 2010 attached to the
Operations Support Unit at Half Way Tree Police Station. While at the National
Arena in the early evening, he received information that officers from his Division
were escorting a doctor in a convoy when they came under fire on Slipe Pen
Road and had to abandon their vehicles close to the Blood Bank and KPH.
DSP Scott instructed Sgt. Clarke to go to the area and lend support to the team.
4.32.
Sgt. Clarke accompanied by Cons. Richards went to Orange Street
via Cross Roads. They heard explosions from the direction of the Blood Bank
and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). They parked their service vehicle near the
intersection at Orange Street and “moved tactically down to Calabar Avenue”.
Sgt. Clarke testified:
“I saw about 14 or 15 police officers at the junction of
Calabar Avenue and Slipe Pen Road lying on the ground to
protect themselves. Warheads were hitting tree branches.
A female police officer wet herself and passed out.”
4.33.
Sgt. Clarke spoke to Insp. Dallas who told him that they were
escorting a doctor to KPH in a convoy and, when they got to the vicinity of the
Blood Bank, the car was shot up and they had to abandon the car and run.
Sgt. Clarke and Cons. Richards saw the car a little distance from KPH and “went
flat on the ground”. Sgt. Clarke said:
“A group of young men, all with rifles came from Hannah
Town and started shooting. Most of them were wearing
white shirts and jeans. They were on the ground firing and