Lobby Group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is again calling for the use of body worn cameras by the security forces during planned operations. 

The call follows yesterday’s incident in Jacks Hill St. Andrew, where five men were fatally shot by the police.

The police say four firearms were seized during the incident.

Since the start of the year, 184 people have been killed in armed confrontations by the Police.

Speaking to IRIE FM News, Executive Director of (JFJ) Mickel Jackson again highlighted the lack of body worn cameras being used by the security forces on planned operations.

She has called on Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake to provide an update on when the police will start using body worn cameras on planned police operations.

In the meantime, Ms. Jackson noted that the 184 people fatally shot by the police since the start of the year is just five less than what was recorded for the entire 2024.

In the meantime, the police say the five men who were fatally shot yesterday were contract killers.

The names of the deceased have not been released.

The Independent Commission of Investigations (IDECOM) and the JCF’s Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPRROB) are probing the matter.

In a release last evening, the Constabulary Force noted that about 12:40 P.M., a police team was carrying out investigations into a murder plot which led the officers to that location.

Lawmen say on their arrival at the premises, the officers came under heavy gunfire and responded to the threat to their lives.

When the shootings subsided, five men were seen with gunshot wounds.

They were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Lawmen say four firearms to include a shotgun, one M16 rifle, a Glock Pistol and a Taurus Pistol were recovered from the scene.

The report said no police officer was injured during the confrontation.

The police say they are currently searching for a sixth man who escaped.

The police are also calling on Courtney Ashley, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’ to report to the Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigations Branch (CTOC).