A person was shot and killed whereas 18 different individuals had been taken into custody throughout a police operation within the Backside River space alongside August City Street, St Andrew, on Monday morning.
The deceased has been recognized as 26 yr previous Deandre Williams, in any other case referred to as Road Life, of Nanny Boulevard, Nannyville, Kingston 3.
Experiences point out that about 5:00 am, a big contingent of police personnel carried out an operation within the space throughout which Williams was accosted. This reportedly led to a confrontation through which he was fatally shot.
Throughout the operation, police stated an unlawful firearm was seized. The weapon was recognized as a 9mm Taurus pistol fitted with {a magazine} containing 10 rounds of ammunition. As well as, 18 males believed to be aligned with the African Gardens Vietnam Gang had been apprehended and brought into custody.
Police additional reported that Williams was needed in reference to the homicide of 39 yr previous Charles “Tallman” Walford, a mason of Mandela Terrace, Kingston 11, who was shot and killed on East Street, Kingston 11, on Friday, August 22, 2025.
Investigators additionally indicated that Williams beforehand operated as a member of the Ashanti Gang and the Mud Metropolis Gang. He was additionally described as a high tier member of the Evening Time Brawling Group and the African Gardens Vietnam Gang.
Moreover, police stated Williams was thought-about an individual of curiosity in a number of murders and shootings throughout the St Andrew Central, North, South, and Kingston Jap divisions.
Williams was deported from Canada on June 24, 2024, after serving 4 years in jail for forcible confinement, assault, and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
