IN JAMAICA: Cop kills cop then himself Two young men were best friends, deaths shock St Ann...Police Constables Keemo Walsh and Andualy Smith were best friends.

By Renae Dixon Observer staff reporter dixonr@jamaicaobserver.com  Monday, May 04, 2015    

Police Constables Keemo Walsh and Andualy Smith were best friends. Those close to the two said they went everywhere together. In fact, persons close to the dead cops said they were out celebrating a friend's birthday on Saturday, May 2 while anticipating celebrating Smith's birthday on Sunday, May 3.

(L-R) Andualy Smith and Keemo Walsh

It was therefore a shock for colleagues and friends when they heard that the two were dead in an alleged case of murder/suicide that shook the White River community near the tourist resort town of Ocho Rios, St Ann in the dead of night.

which took place about 2:00 am Sunday.

Smith, stationed at St Ann's Bay, allegedly shot Walsh, who was stationed in Ocho Rios, while they were at the Grass Hoppa Bar and Grill in White River. He is reported to have then turned the gun on himself while in a vehicle transporting Walsh to the hospital.

The news appeared to have devastated the St Ann police who were trying to come to grips with the tragedy when the Jamaica Observer visited at sunrise Sunday.

"The mood in the division is very sombre" said head of the St Ann Police, Superintendent Steve Brown, his own face a mask of grief. "The two police officers who died were very very well-known and very popular. They were best friends; you never see one without the other. Two talented, two bright young men. It's a really really sad mood in St Ann," he said.

However, he said he was unable to say exactly how the incident unfolded as investigations are on-going.

Independent Commissioner
 of Investigations
officers on the scene at White River.

"We can only confirm that two policemen from my division are dead and they died under very tragic circumstances and the information we have is that one shot the other and shot himself afterwards. The investigators are carrying out in-depth investigations at the moment," Brown stated.

However, while the police have not been able to confirm what exactly unfolded, persons who allegedly witnessed the first incident have their version of what happened. Some persons have stated that the two were arguing when Smith shot Walsh. However, one patron at the bar and grill said the two were actually playing when Walsh was shot. more