In the tight-knit community of Granville, St James, Jamaica, public anger boiled over this week after local residents took to the streets to demonstrate against the fatal shooting of a teenage boy, an incident locals claim was carried out by state security forces. The young victim, publicly identified only by the nickname ‘Teejay’, was killed in broad daylight Sunday morning, amid reports of an alleged confrontation between the teen and security personnel operating in the area. According to initial accounts of the encounter, the shooting took place as police officers were exiting the community following the conclusion of a pre-planned security operation. Outraged by the death of the young resident, community members have branded the killing the ‘Mother’s Day Massacre’, and universally reject official claims that the shooting was a lawful use of force. Chants of “We want justice, the police killed our youth” echoed through the neighborhood as demonstrators made their demands for a full, transparent accounting of the incident public. This latest fatal encounter is not an isolated event in Granville: it comes just months after three local people – including four-year-old child Romaine Bowman – were killed during another large-scale security operation in the same area. In line with standard protocols for incidents involving security force use of lethal force, Jamaica’s Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a formal probe into the circumstances of Sunday’s shooting to determine whether any unlawful conduct occurred.