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grazed injuries. Heavy gunfire was also reported as members of the JCF moved
towards the intersection of Marcus Garvey Drive and Industrial Terrace. The
JCF’s advance was considerably slowed by gunfire from Tivoli Gardens. For
example, the distance from Area 4 Headquarters to Seprod required 2 hours.
SSP Graham estimated the normal travel time for this journey to be
approximately 3 minutes.
4.96.
SSP Graham corroborated other evidence that, throughout the
night of 24 May, there was intermittent gunfire. He disagreed with Lord Gifford
that gunfire from gunmen ceased about 4.00 p.m. on 24 May. He said: “It got
more intense.” In the words of SSP Graham: “I never before experienced
anything like it”.
ACP Clifford Blake
4.97.
ACP Blake produced a number of videos of gunfire met by the JCF
on 24 May to the Enquiry. One video showed Foxy’s Plaza and it was possible to
hear gunshots being fired from this building as members of the JCF advanced on
the roadway.
The Operational Report for 24 May
4.98.
Perusal of the log, referred to at para.4.10, shows numerous
reports of attacks on police stations and police officers injured by gunfire on
24 May. We mention only a few of the entries:
•
12.31 a.m.
Six police officers injured in a shoot-out on Mountain
View Avenue in the vicinity of Excelsior Community
College
•
1.15 a.m.
Sgt. Henriques of MPD succumbed to his injuries
received during the shoot-out
•
2.06 a.m.
The number of police officers injured in the Mountain
View Avenue shoot-out is confirmed to be 8. Cons. K.