A Coroner’s Court jury on Friday unanimously ruled that the fatal shooting of a blind, unarmed man in 2018 was a justifiable homicide. Courtney Thompson, 36, was shot in the neck on January 26, 2018 after his son, Elvardo Thompson, allegedly pointed a firearm at a patrol car at Plantol Street while riding a scooter. As
The police officer who shot and killed an unarmed, blind man on Thursday elected not to testify at the coroner’s inquest into the fatal shooting. Sergeant Sherwin Braynen is not on trial for the January 26, 2018 shooting death of 36-year-old Courtney Thompson as the inquest does not determine civil or criminal liability. The jury
Police have yet to locate a gunman who allegedly pulled a gun on police officers, sparking the fatal shooting of a blind and unarmed man, a Coroner’s Court heard yesterday. ASP Randolph Deleveaux made the revelation during an inquest into the January 28, 2018 death of 36-year-old Courtney Thompson. Deleveaux said that he was assigned
The Coroner’s Court on Wednesday began investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a blind and unarmed man at Plantol Street, off East Street. Courtney Elvardo Thompson was a pillion passenger on a motorbike on January 26, 2018, when the motorcyclist allegedly pointed a firearm at police officers. The officers opened fire and shot Thompson in
The owners of a pack of dogs that killed a man denied manslaughter charges on Friday. Elvontae Richards, 20, Vanria Richards, 39, Rashad Timothy, 28, and Van Johnson, 37, all of Palm Tree Avenue, have been held criminally responsible for the death of 61-year-old Anthony Swann. Swann was found dead on the side of Palm