Jeffrey King, who was accused of robbery at the home of Deputy Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.
A MAN awaiting trial for the robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis was shot dead by police in Yellow Elder Gardens after 5pm on Monday.
According to a police source, the dead man is Jeffrey “Bongo” King, one of three men facing trial for a robbery at Mr Davis’ home in 2013.
He was on bail at the time.
Police said that officers were on routine patrol when, shortly after 5pm, they received information of a group of men gathered on Majors Road, in Yellow Elder Gardens, armed with firearms.
When police arrived, they discovered a group of men standing near some bushes.
On seeing the police, the men reportedly opened fire on officers immediately.
A police spokesman said: “The officers, in fear of their lives, returned fire, fatally shooting one of the men.”
The other suspects fled on foot.
The suspect shot by police was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police also said they recovered a handgun from the suspect and, after a search of the immediate area, found a magazine with a quantity of ammunition.
Officers also confirmed that he was being electronically monitored while on bail for a number of serious offences.
The coroner, Andrew Forbes, visited the scene and is now investigating the circumstances that led to the man’s death.
King, Tyrone Knowles, both 25, and 21-year-old Marc McCartney were due to return to court on September 26 for a status hearing concerning the case.
King and the other two accused men had previously denied any involvement in the 2013 robbery.
They were accused of robbing Mr Davis of jewellery worth $93,000, a jewellery box worth $200, Baraka gold jewellery worth $700, an opal top wallet worth $450, a Royal Bank of Canada credit card and a driver’s license worth $15.
The three were also accused of robbing Mr Davis’ wife, Ann Marie Davis, of $2,953, and Wilberforce Seymour of $10. Mr Davis was acting prime minister at the time of the incident as Prime Minister Perry Christie was out of the country.
On September 10, an armed robbery suspect who was shot by police during an exchange of gunfire shortly after allegedly committing an armed robbery on August 16, 2015, died in hospital, police said.
Two other suspects were shot and killed during this encounter with police. All three suspects were shot after they led police on a high-speed chase in a vehicle taken during an armed robbery, police said, adding that two illegal handguns were recovered from the suspects during this incident.
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