The Jamaica Observer
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Corporal Melvin Smith, shot dead in Mandeville
Corporal Melvin Smith, who was shot dead in Mandeville last evening.
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Manchester community is in mourning following the shooting death of a well-loved policeman yesterday evening.
He is identified as Corporal Melvin Smith.
Preliminary reports are that he was shot while trying to foil a robbery in the town of Mandeville and was pronounced dead at hospital.
Smith has been serving the Jamaica Constabulary Force for more than a decade.
His latest position was a member of the Community Safety and Security Branch at the Mandeville Police Station.
